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Video of Brutal Dowry Beating Leads to Serving Soldier’s Arrest in Udhampur

Police are using the viral footage as primary evidence to strengthen dowry harassment charges in a case highlighting enforcement challenges in Jammu and Kashmir

Overview

  • Azam Ali, a serving soldier, allegedly beat his wife, Raveen Begum, after she refused demands for Rs 10 lakh and a car.
  • The viral video shows Ali striking Begum with open hands, dragging her toward the house gate and subjecting her to verbal abuse.
  • Begum was taken to Government Medical College, Udhampur, where she remains under treatment for serious injuries.
  • Rehambal Police registered an FIR under IPC Section 498A and related cruelty provisions on the day of the assault and arrested Ali.
  • Investigators continue to review the footage and witness statements as part of an ongoing probe into dowry-related violence in the region.