Domestic Dispute Turns Violent; Retired Judge, Daughter Allege Assault in Ahmedabad
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A 71-year-old retired district and sessions judge and his daughter were allegedly assaulted by his son and daughter-in-law over a dispute about changing clothes at their home in Ghodaasar, Ahmedabad, prompting a police complaint.
The incident took place on the morning of 7 October at Kameshwar Park society, where the retired judge, Devendrakumar Champaklal Shah, lives. His son, Umang Shah, and daughter-in-law, Sneha Shah, allegedly assaulted him and his 36-year-old married daughter, Hiral, during the altercation.
According to the complaint, Shah was folding washed clothes in his bedroom at around 11 am when Sneha entered and asked him to leave because she wanted to change clothes. When he told her to use her room on the upper floor, she allegedly became angry and called her husband.
Umang and Sneha allegedly pushed Shah out of the room, while Umang punched his father twice in the chest. When Hiral intervened to protect her father, Sneha allegedly punched her two to three times in the chest.
'Leave the House or I Will Set You on Fire'
The father and daughter were allegedly abused and threatened with being forced out of the house. Hiral took her father to another room to protect him.
After the couple left, Hiral called Umang and questioned him about assaulting their father, saying their relationship was over. Umang and Sneha allegedly returned home and restarted the argument.
Shah and Hiral then locked themselves inside a room. Umang allegedly stood outside and threatened his father, saying, “Leave the house or I will set you on fire.”
Fearing for their safety, Shah called the police control room for help.
Retired Judge Files Complaint at Isanpur Police Station
Shah initially submitted an application, treating the incident as a family dispute. However, after continued harassment and a persistent atmosphere of fear at night, he went to the Isanpur police station with his elder son, Jigar, and lodged a formal complaint.
Shah retired as a district and sessions judge in January 2015. Hiral has been living at her father's home with her six-month-old daughter following her first delivery.
Isanpur police have registered a case against Umang Shah and Sneha Shah and launched a further investigation.
