The Uttarakhand High Court today directed the state police chief to probe allegations by a man that police personnel forcefully entered his residence last December and took away his wife.
A bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia also asked Director General of Police (DGP) M A Ganpati to submit his report within a week.
The order came on a petition filed by Laksar (Haridwar) resident Amit Goswami who alleged that on the night of December 30, 2016, police forcefully entered his house and took away his wife.
Appearing on behalf of the petitioner, advocate Lalit Miglani said Goswami had eloped with the girl, he was in love with against the wishes of their family.
After marriage, the couple approached the high court seeking protection against their family. The matter was amicably settled between the newly weds and the family members after which the wife visited her paternal home.
She, however, was held hostage there and managed to run away. On December 30, at around midnight, the police entered their home and took away the wife handing her over to her parents.
After this the husband approached the high court to seek relief against the police's arbitrary action.
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