Kannada filmmaker S Narayan, alongside along with his spouse and son, has been accused of demanding dowry from his daughter-in-law, Pavithra. A grievance has been filed on the Jnanabharathi police station in Bengaluru, alleging years of bodily and psychological harassment by the veteran filmmaker, his spouse Bhagyavathi, and their son Pavan.
Pavithra married Pavan—who’s ‘unemployed’—in 2021. Since then, she claims she has confronted psychological torture and was requested to supply monetary help for her husband’s schooling, based on a report by TOI Bengaluru.
“Since Pavan hasn’t accomplished his diploma, he has no job. So, I began working to take care of the household,” she was quoted as saying by TOI.
Why did Pavan’s cash calls for rise?
Pavithra alleged that when Pavan tried to arrange the Kala Samrat Movie Academy, his monetary calls for grew. To help him, she claimed she pledged her mom’s gold and even took out an expert mortgage of ₹10 lakh. Nonetheless, she mentioned that solely a portion of the mortgage was repaid whereas the remaining was ignored, leaving her in monetary misery.
Have been marriage ceremony items not sufficient?
In keeping with Pavithra, her father had already gifted Pavan a gold ring value over ₹1 lakh on the time of marriage, along with overlaying all the marriage bills. But, she claimed the calls for for extra money didn’t cease. “Regardless of receiving the dowry, they assaulted me and demanded extra money,” Pavithra advised police.
Did Pavan additionally borrow extra money?
The grievance additional mentions that Pavan allegedly took ₹1 lakh from Pavithra and one other ₹75,000 from her mom to purchase a automotive.
Experiences counsel that police officers have issued notices to filmmaker S Narayan, his spouse Bhagyavathi, and Pavan, directing them to seem for investigation.
