Daughter-in-law accuses former MP Vinayak Raut, family of harassment
Girija Raut, the daughter-in-law of former MP Vinayak Raut, has filed a police complaint alleging physical and mental harassment by her husband and his family. The case involves serious allegations of occult rituals and domestic abuse.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of domestic violence and the persistence of superstition-related crimes in modern Indian society.
THANE: UBT leader and former MP Vinayak Raut, his son Gitesh Raut, and five others have been booked by the Kapurbawdi Police based on a complaint filed by Raut's daughter-in-law, Girija Raut, who on Sunday publicly reiterated her allegations and demanded action against the accused.Addressing a press conference along with advocate Sagar Kadam, Girija alleged that she was subjected to physical, mental and emotional harassment after her marriage to Gitesh Raut in December 2017. She claimed that the couple had no physical relationship since 2018 and alleged that several self-styled godmen were brought in to perform occult rituals in an attempt to help her conceive. She further alleged that she was administered unidentified pills and that rituals involving her hair, a live chicken, wires and a special drink were performed.Girija claimed that the prolonged mental harassment prevented her from speaking out earlier.
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