Thane woman abducts ex-husband over divorce settlement dispute
What's the story
The Thane police filed a case on Saturday against a woman and her relatives for allegedly kidnapping her estranged husband amid a dispute over a monetary settlement related to their divorce. The victim, a 44-year-old man residing in the Punjabi colony of Ulhasnagar, was reportedly abducted by a group of men on June 20 while stepping out of his home to run errands, according to the news agency PTI. Authorities believe the abduction was orchestrated by his estranged wife.
Captivity details
Victim held captive for months
The gang coerced the victim to raise the compensation amount to his divorced wife from ₹15 lakhs to ₹20 lakhs. When he said he could not pay more, he was abducted and taken to a remote location, according to an official from the Central police station in Ulhasnagar. The man was held captive in a run-down house until September 28, with two additional men assigned to prevent his escape. He was also threatened with his life.
Legal proceedings
FIR booked
The victim managed to escape from captivity and filed a complaint with the police on Saturday. An FIR has been registered against his wife, her brother, and four other associates under various sections, including Section 140(2) (kidnapping or abducting for murder or ransom), Section 351(2) (criminal intimidation), Section 352 (intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace), Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and Section 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.