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Woman booked for demanding Rs 3 crore after broken engagement
Hyderabad police have booked a woman for allegedly demanding Rs 3 crore and issuing death threats after her engagement was called off. The complainant, Vamsi, a scientist at Vijaya Hospital in Chennai,…
The Story in Brief
Hyderabad police have booked a woman for allegedly demanding Rs 3 crore and issuing death threats after her engagement was called off. The complainant, Vamsi, a scientist at Vijaya Hospital in Chennai, told police he met Namrata, a deputy manager at New India Insurance Company, through a dating app. They developed a relationship and got engaged about a year ago.
Vamsi alleged that after the engagement, Namrata repeatedly pressured him to transfer his assets and money to her name. He called off the match after consulting family elders. In response, Namrata filed a cheating case against him in 2025, claiming he backed out of the marriage. Vamsi said she continued to threaten and harass him by phone and email, demanding the settlement amount.
The Indian Opinion
The tale of broken engagements turning into legal battles is becoming all too familiar. While financial demands in dowry cases rightly attract scrutiny, this case reverses the gender script. The accused woman's alleged demand of Rs 3 crore, if proven, shows that greed and extortion are not gender-specific. But the real test will be whether the police investigate both counter-complaints with equal rigour, or if one party gets the benefit of societal bias. A fair probe, not headlines, will settle this.
Source: siasat.com
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