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PATIALA: The police here have booked a man under sections of sodomy for forcing his wife into unnatural sex. The 26-year-old woman lodged a complaint with the police and claimed that her husband and his family members were also torturing her for a couple of days.

In her complaint to the police, she alleged that her husband who is in the early thirties forced her into unnatural sex and when she refused the accused tortured her physically.

The police claimed that the case was registered after an investigation was done into the complaint lodged in July this year. The police revealed that woman is an employee with a private bank for a long time and had a minor son too.

“The complainant reached the police in July this year crying for help. When asked about the problem she revealed that her husband had been torturing her for a couple of days and recently he forced her for unnatural sex. She revealed that her husband even takes away her salary. She lodged her complaint with higher police officials on July 4. She suspected her husband to be a drug addict. We are investigating into the matter thoroughly. So far, no arrests have been made as the accused have left their home after they came to knew that the woman had lodged a complaint with the police. We have formed teams and will soon nab the accused”, said the Station House officer Lahouri Gate police station.

Besides registering the case against the accused husband the police have booked her father-in-law and mother-in-law for assault and criminal intimidation and under sections of Indian Penal Code .

