Meerut: In a rather unusual case, a 33-year-old man who was booked by his wife in a case of dowry harassment approached Meerut SSP with 400 pages of Facebook chat between his 29-year-old wife and a serving police constable to prove his innocence.

The man, who is a resident of Hapur and works for a private firm, told SSP Manzil Saini how his wife continued the "affair" with her paramour despite him objecting to this and the two tried to frame him in a false case.

“The affair is going on since 2016 and despite all my efforts, I have not been able to persuade them from ending their relationship. On the contrary, backed by her paramour, my wife even got her foetus aborted and filed a false case of dowry harassment against me with a charge that I forced her to abort our child,” the man said.

There were three constables serving in Meerut with the name the man had mentioned. All of them were summoned to the SSP office and one of them was identified. A probe has now been ordered.

Speaking with TOI, SSP Manzil Saini said, “On the basis of his phone number and recognition by the Hapur man, one constable was identified who is currently posted in police lines. I have sought an inquiry into the matter which will be conducted by Nauchandi police station. The culprit will surely be suspended if he is found guilty.”

Meanwhile, the 33-year-old Hapur resident has already filed for a divorce and is in no mood to continue with his wife. “She has betrayed me openly. I have filed for a divorce, but before that I want to expose her misdeeds as well as that of the constable. I was just waiting to collect enough evidence to nail the two,” he said.