The wife of a naval officer demands half of her husband's salary as maintenance

However, the requirement for any monthly maintenance was not mentioned in a mutual divorce petition filed by both parties on April 18, 2013 in the Court of the Civil Judge (Civil Litigation).

In the petition filed in the court, the naval officer and his wife had agreed on a settlement of Rs 22.5 lakh, out of which the officer had filed a warrant for payment of Rs 8 lakh with the court. He has to submit the remaining Rs 14.5 lakh as a check to the court, which in turn will pay the wife once the divorce case is resolved in court. The woman said in her petition that she has received back all her 'Streedhan' (bride's property), including jewelry and clothes.

The girl's father alleged that the officer violently attacked him and his family members on the day the divorce petition was filed. As a result, a criminal case was registered against the officer at Kavi Nagar police station in Ghaziabad on the same day. The case is under investigation. Sources said the officer was in Karwar and the Navy had launched its own investigation. Defense Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said he would take action if the officer was found guilty in the internal probe.

“As soon as I received the complaint, I ordered an investigation. We have taken strong action in recent days. We took action against the guilty. I don't want to jump to conclusions. Depending on the inquiry report, “If anyone is found guilty, we will take strictest action,” Antony said here. In his complaint to the Secretary of Defense, the girl's father wrote that his daughter was “attacked for money and forced to engage in sexual activity with his colleagues and to consume alcohol” by the officer.

“He also started physically and mentally harassing her and threatened her that if she revealed his actions to anyone, he would publish her nude pictures on the internet. He even forced her to commit suicide, but somehow she managed to save her life,” the complaint dated April 26, 2013, said. The woman reached the state on August 20, 2012, in a “miserable condition,” nearly six months Indira Gandhi Airport in Delhi after her marriage on February 10, 2012. The marriage cost Rs 65 lakh, according to the letter to the defense minister.

The girl's father told Deccan Herald that no complaint has been lodged with the police or naval authorities in Karwar. However, copies of the complaint to the defense minister were sent to the district magistrate, SSP, Karwar and other officials.