The case wherein a mother has been accused of forcing her daughter and daughter-in-law, the latter (daughter in law) took a U-turn in the Punjab and Haryana High Court stating that the petition filed in the court was not in her knowledge.

Terming her a “compulsive liar” and her conduct as “contumacious”, Justice Mahesh Grover has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ludhiana to immediately verify the veracity of allegations made by the daughter-in-law and daughter against the woman. Since the daughter had sought directions of release of her child from the alleged illegal custody of the accused (woman), Justice Grover had directed the Station House Officer (SHO), CIA staff, Ludhiana to serve summons to the woman and produce the child. Since the needful was not done, Justice Grover took serious note of the non-compliance. Justice Grover has directed the SHO to remain present in the Court on Wednesday at 10 am.

“This lapse on the part of SHO, CIA Staff, Ludhiana assumes serious overtones,” the order reads. The court on the last date of hearing had ordered that the duo (daughter and daughter-in-law) should be sent to Nari Niketan. “Amazingly, the daughter-in-law did not go to Nari Niketan. The pretext set up is that her mother died on the same date and her brother came with the news of her demise and consequently she proceeded to her native place to attend to the cremation of her mother and did not go to remain with her brother but according to the daughter-in-law she is residing with her in-laws against whom she had made serious allegations” the Court observed.

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