A complaint of dowry harassment has been reported against the co-founder of Flipkart Sachin Bansal. He was also accused of sexual harassment with his relatives. Koramangala police are probing into the case.
Dowry harassment charges against the co-founder of Flipkart
Priya Bansal, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal’s wife, filed a dowry harassment case in Koramangala police station in Bengaluru.
“Post-wedding, it was decided that I will stay with my husband. Before the wedding, in-laws visited my home and asked for more dowry. My husband and in-laws have been giving me mental and physical torture since the wedding for dowry.” Priya Bansal alleged in the FIR.
She also alleged that her father splurged Rs 50 lakh on her wedding and additionally gave Rs 11 lakh to 38-year-old Bansal.
Bansal’s wife also alleged that her husband had sexually harassed her younger sister when he was in Delhi.
“When my sister Radhika Goyal was in Delhi, Sachin had sexually assaulted her. Sachin had tried to transfer all properties in my name to his name and when I refused, Sachin had physically assaulted me on 20 October 2019,” she added.
Police begin investigation
According to the sources, the Koramangala police are investigating the issue and a case has been registered under sections of the Indian Penal Code—498A (Husband or relative of a woman subjecting her to cruelty and driving victim to suicide or cause grave injury), Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
A police official from Koramangala police station said that “Soon after the complaint was registered, the family left the city and we have formed a team to catch them. Since the sexual harassment incident took place in Delhi we have asked Priya to approach Delhi police to launch action against him”.
