20 June,2023 02:29 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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An offence has been registered in Navi Mumbai against a mother-son duo for allegedly harassing the latter's wife and demanding Rs 1 crore from her.
According to the police official, a case under sections 498-A, (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 323 (voluntarily causes hurt) and other relevant provisions under the Indian Penal Code was registered against the duo on Monday.
The complainant, a resident of Ghansoli, has alleged that her husband and mother-in-law demanded Rs 1 crore from her to purchase an apartment, a police official from Rabale police station said.
"The complainant's husband also allegedly threatened to set her on fire and kill her," the police official said.
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"The woman was also abused and physically tortured. No arrest has been made in this regard so far, he added.
(with inputs from PTI)
