‘Family Tradition Requires 15 Tolas of Gold’: Woman Allegedly Assaulted by In-Laws in Ahmedabad’s Ghodasar

A 29-year-old woman has accused her husband and in-laws of physical and mental harassment over an alleged demand for an additional eight tolas of gold, claiming she was beaten, forced to wear her husband’s first wife’s old clothes and left unconscious when she fell ill. She has lodged a complaint at the East Women’s Police Station in Ahmedabad.

In-Laws Allegedly Demanded 15 Tolas of Gold

According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of Nikol, married a man living near Punitnagar Crossing in Ghodasar in December 2024. Her family reportedly gave jewellery and gifts according to its financial means, including seven tolas of gold.

However, her in-laws allegedly taunted her, saying, “Our family tradition requires 15 tolas of gold, but your father gave only seven tolas.” They allegedly continued to harass and assault her over the demand for an additional eight tolas.

Allegedly Forced to Wear First Wife’s Old Clothes

The woman alleged that within 20 days of the marriage, her mother-in-law began restricting her visits to her parental home and picking arguments over household chores. Her husband allegedly supported his mother and subjected her to further harassment.

She was also allegedly forced to wear and use the old clothes and belongings of her husband’s first wife. On one occasion, an argument reportedly broke out after she asked for pain-relief balm for a headache, following which her mother-in-law and father-in-law allegedly assaulted her.

In another incident, her mother-in-law allegedly beat her with wet slippers after she accidentally entered the house wearing them.

Beaten and Left Unconscious After Falling Ill

According to the complaint, the woman approached the mediator who had arranged the marriage to report the alleged abuse. Her in-laws allegedly became angry, dragged her, forced her to hold her father-in-law’s feet and pushed her head down while making her apologise.

The woman further alleged that when she developed a fever, cold and cough, she asked to be taken to hospital. Instead, her mother-in-law and brother-in-law allegedly dismissed her illness, claiming she was pretending to avoid household work, and provoked her husband.

Her husband allegedly assaulted her, causing her to lose consciousness. Despite her condition, the family allegedly did not take her to hospital.

Woman Returns to Parental Home, Approaches Police

The complaint also mentions alleged harassment over differences concerning religious worship and rituals.

Unable to endure the alleged abuse, the woman returned to her parental home, where she has reportedly been living for about a year. Attempts to resolve the dispute through social mediation failed, prompting her to approach the East Women’s Police Station and seek legal action against her husband and in-laws.