'Bring Rs 1.5 lakh or I'll leak videos': Govt officer accuses husband of abuse; police launch probe

A 31-year-old Class-2 Maharashtra government officer has filed a police complaint accusing her husband of secretly filming her private moments by installing spy cameras in their bedroom and bathroom, news agency PTI reported. The woman, who works in a state department, also alleged she was physically and mentally harassed over a dowry demand.

According to the complaint, her husband also a government employee pressured her to bring Rs 1.5 lakh from her parental home to pay car loan instalments. “When she refused to bring the money, she was beaten up,” an officer from Ambegaon police station, told PTI.

The woman further alleged that her husband threatened to leak the videos online if she did not meet his demands. She claimed that her in-laws were also involved in harassing her.

Based on her complaint, police have booked her husband, mother-in-law, three sisters-in-law and two of their husbands under Sections 85 (cruelty by husband or relatives), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

“The woman was subjected to repeated harassment,” the officer said, adding that an investigation is underway.