“Instead of registering my complaint, they (police) sent us for counselling,” said Saleha, adding that she has been pursuing her complaint for the past four months. The Aligarh police is all set to register a case against Peerzada, who works as public relations officer at AMU, following a complaint of dowry harassment filed by his wife.Saleha Zaini, wife of Peerzada filed a police complaint accusing him of “mentally and physically” tormenting him and deserting her. I am not aware of any complaint against me on this." She said that since police didn’t take any action on her complaint, she filed cases under “domestic violence” and “maintenance” Acts against her husband in court in July.When contacted, Omar Peerzada said, “The matter is at a mediation centre. “He has been demanding dowry since our marriage, but my parents could not meet all his demands,” said Saleha, adding that Peerzada had forcibly sent her and their children to her parent’s house.
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