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Hoble, wife and son booked for dowry harassment

Following a shocking disclosure of prolonged domestic violence, Panaji Women’s Police Station has booked Bharatiya Janata Party vice president Anil Hoble, his wife Sandhya and son Milind under the dowry prohibition act for demanding and receiving dowry from the daughter-in-law and for various other offences including cruelty towards her, voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.

Daughter traumatised, beaten up: Parentsrrthe goan I networkrPANAJIrrThe trio has been booked under Section 498-A, 323, 506 (ii) read with 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.rShweta Hoble (30) was rescued from her marital home of six years on Wednesday afternoon following a complaint lodged by her mother at the Women’s Police Station. The mother of two had bruises on her neck, a black eye on her swollen face, injuries on her neck and other parts of the body.r​As per the complaint, Hoble family demanded a huge dowry before the wedding, which took place on December 13, 2009. The persistent demands for money and various material gains from Shweta’s parents, who live in Mumbai, continued through her rocky marriage. The young couple has two children, a son (6) and a daughter (2).rThe victim’s father received a call from Anil Hoble in the wee hours of Tuesday asking him to arrive in Goa immediately to ‘take your daughter back’.rAccordingly, the parents and their younger daughter arrived in Goa on Tuesday afternoon only to find their elder daughter traumatized, beaten up and bruised.r“Anil Hoble also threatened to shoot us or chop with koita if we did not leave immediately
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I spend time with family, reading: Mamledar

Visitors to his office have declined and his staff has been downsized, but former Ponda MLA Lavu Mamledar insists that he is still active in politics and wants to bounce back in 2022.

SANJAY BORKAR
Published Jul 13, 2017, 3:04 AM IST
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PONDAr rAs first-time MLA, Mamledar would meet voters at his office in Ponda each day, but following his defeat in the polls, visits to his office have become rare. r“Yes, the flow of visitors have come down after my defeat. My staff strength has been reduced from 20 to 11. But I have not stopped working for people. I am still active in politics and will come back as MLA,” said Mamledar. rMamledar is now focused on spending time with his family. “Earlier, I used to remain…

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