Gurgaon: The police in Gurgaon on Sunday lodged an FIR against a doctor and his family for the death of their daughter-in-law, who jumped to her death from a cruise ship in the Bahamas after allegedly being beaten by her husband for dowry.
Gurgaon civil surgeon S S Dalal, his wife Nirmala, his son Ankit, and daughter Anika have been booked for dowry harassment, assault and criminal breach of trust, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Rakesh Arya.
Suresh Chhikara has alleged in his police complaint that his daughter Neha, who married in October 2008, was harassed and beaten by her husband Ankit Dalal for not bringing enough dowry.
Chhikara alleged that Neha jumped off the deck of an American luxury cruise ship in the Bahamas Sea on December 31 after she was severely beaten by Ankit. Neha’s body is yet to be recovered.
The DCP said the police would book Ankit for dowry death when Neha’s death is confirmed.
Neha's brother Anuj alleged that she had sent an e-mail from the ship in which she wrote about her harassment. “Ankit has been beating me every day on the ship. I have lost the strength to live," he said, quoting her e-mail.
Anuj alleged that police took three days to lodge an FIR because S S Dalal was a friend of Haryana Director General of Police Ranjiv Singh Dalal. No arrest has been in the case yet.
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