Thane:
In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old tribal girl has alleged that her head was tonsured and she was beaten by her in-laws at a village in Thane for marrying outside her caste.
The girl lodged her complaint with Padgha police station in Shahapur taluka of Thane district on October 12 with the help of an NGO. The NGO is run by a local politician, Vivek Pandit.
The girl and her husband, Yogesh Patil were allegedly tonsured by her in-laws and also beaten up as they were against her marriage with their son.
The victim mentioned in her complaint that she had got acquainted with Yogesh while working as a packer at a godown in Bhiwandi town of Thane district.
Despite opposition from his family, the victim and the boy got married in May this year and were living at her parent's house in Pali village of Dabhade in Bhiwandi taluka.
On August 30, the couple went to Yogesh's home in Maide in Bhiwandi.
On arriving there, they were tied to a tree and assaulted.
The complaint also mentioned that one of Yogesh's brothers took their pictures on his mobile phone after they were "punished" and threatened them.
Later, Maide village sarpanch Santosh Patil rescued the girl and the couple was taken to Padgha police station where it was decided that they will live separately.
However, last night the girl filed a complaint against Yogesh's family members.
Padgha police said offences under sections 498(a) (cruelty), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 353, 504, 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and relevant sections of Prevention of Atrocities on SC and ST Act, 1989, have been registered.
The in-laws have been arrested and the brother-in-law is absconding.