Overview

• On July 22, Ariyur police arrested B. Khaja Rafik on charges of dowry harassment and domestic violence following Nargis A’s formal petition.
• Nargis sustained a spinal cord injury and fractures in both legs after she was allegedly pushed from her Saduperi home’s terrace on June 3.
• At a July 21 grievances hearing, Nargis detailed years of escalating dowry demands that led her parents to borrow for 30 sovereigns of gold, ₹1.5 lakh for a vehicle and ₹3 lakh for appliances.
• Nargis’s initial complaint at the Ariyoor police station went unaddressed, a delay she attributes to her father-in-law’s position as a sub-inspector.
• Rafik and his parents deny the allegations and claim the fall was accidental, and investigators are probing the role of other family members.