"The court has directed the police to lodge a case of dowry torture under Section 498/A of the IPC against Shahnaz Hussain and to investigate into the case" a sub-inspector in Patna's Gandhi Maidan police station told rediff.com on Saturday. Rabiya, who has filed a 40-page complaint petition in the chief judicial magistrate's court, Patna, said Shahnaz tortured her when she was pregnant for the first time.
Sameer Hussain, son of famous beautician Shahnaz Hussain, died after falling from his sixth-floor apartment at Exhibition Road under Gandhi Maidan police station on Monday.
Shahnaz Husain had demanded a CBI probe in to her son's death. during her visit to Patna. She even met state chief minister Nitish Kumar, who promised to recommend a CBI probe. Samir Hussain fell to his death from the third floor of the apartment of his father-in-law in Patna in January.
"My son was not suffering from depression and nor was he an alcoholic. He was a deeply religious person. I have requested the chief minister to entrust the case to the CBI," she told media persons after meeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Sameer (34) died on January 6 this year after falling from the balcony of a third-floor flat owned by his father-in-law Mahfooz Ahmed at Maqbool apartments on Exhibition Road in Patna.
PHF sacks entire coaching staff of Pakistan men's team ahead of Asian Games
The Pakistan hockey team has got the green signal to travel to India for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy slated to be held in Chennai from August 3.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured justice to the families of three civilians who were found dead last week after being allegedly picked up by the Army following an ambush on two of Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Feeling good is an integral part of looking good.
The prayer service for Veeruji, who passed into the ages on May 27, was held at ISKCON, in Juhu, north west Mumbai.
The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha.
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