Overview

• The woman alleges her politically connected father and brother pressured her to lodge dowry and domestic violence complaints following a minor altercation
• The legal battle dragged on for four years before ending in a settlement
• In her post she expressed shame at 37 after her ex-husband remarried and her own family turned against her
• Social media users have condemned familial interference and questioned safeguards against misuse of protective laws
• Official NCRB data for 2022 show 34,662 cases marked false and 39,202 closed as mistakes of fact or law, underscoring systemic challenges