Man held for dowry in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - A 30-year-old man was arrested in Chhattisgarh on charges of harassing his wife for dowry and threatening to post MMS clips of their sexual relationship on the internet, police said Friday.

The accused, Suraj Chetwani, was arrested here late Thursday while accepting money from his father-in-law.

Suraj had been torturing his wife for five years and had demanded Rs.150,000 from her family. He threatened to post MMS clips of their sexual relationship on the internet if his demands were not met.

“The man belonged to Katni area of Madhya Pradesh. He had been physically harassing his wife for the last five years,” Lal Umed Singh, additional superintendent of police, told reporters.

Chetwani was booked for dowry and extortion.