Mumbai, October 6: In a horrific incident that took place in Punjab, a man sexually assaulted his daughter-in-law in Ludhiana. The incident came to light when the woman lodged a complaint against the accused, stating that he sexually assaulted her. The complainant, who originally hails from Himachal Pradesh, reported the incident to the Women's Police Station in Dharamsala. Acting on her complaint, the police registered a Zero FIR against the accused.

Following this, the Machhiwara police in Ludhiana lodged a case based on the Zero FIR and booked the accused on charges of sexual harassment. As per a report in the Times of India, the complaint claimed that the incident took place on September 4, when her father-in-law sexually assaulted her during the day. The woman said that she informed her husband about the incident. Ludhiana Shocker: Spurned Lover Strangles Woman to Death for Turning Down His Marriage Proposal, Arrested.

Husband Asks Wife To Remain Silent

However, the complainant's husband asked her to remain silent. In her complaint, the woman further claimed that the accused continued to assault her every day sexually. She even said that her father-in-law threatened her and her daughter. Fearing for her safety, the woman left with her daughter to Dharamsala. On October 3, the woman filed a Zero FIR against her father-in-law.

Post this, a case was registered in Ludhiana. Jaspinder Singh, DSP of Samrala, said the accused is at large. He also said that they are conducting raids to arrest the accused. The complainant also stated that this was her second wedding. Earlier, she was married to a person from Palampur, from which she had a three-year-old daughter. Punjab Shocker: Principal Brutally Thrashes Student in Ludhiana, Shocking Video Surfaces.

The woman also stated that she had divorced her first husband. She married the accused's son on September 3 after learning that her husband's household included his father and paternal aunt.

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