BHOPAL: A former Congress MLA from Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh was booked for allegedly demanding a dowry of Rs 20 lakh to fund his poll campaign.

The complaint was lodged by his daughter-in-law in Hoshangabad on Tuesday. Police sent the case diary to Chhindwara for further investigation on Wednesday.

Police said Congress leader Gambhir Singh Chaudhary’s daughter-in-law Kanchan Raghuvanshi has accused him and his son Vikram Singh Chaudhary of demanding dowry.

"In her complaint, she alleged that Gambhir Singh Chaudhary is demanding a dowry of Rs 20 lakh to fund his election campaign,” a police officer said.

A case was lodged and the complaint was forwarded to Chhindwara for further probe as the accused are residents there, he said.

The Chhindwara police said it is yet to receive the complaint to kick off a probe.

Superintendent of police, Chhindwara, Purushottam Sharma said, "I was told by senior officials of Hoshangabad about the case. But it has not been received. Investigations would be started as soon as the complaint is received here.”