NRI held for harassing wife

HYDERABAD: A day after a dowry harassment case was registered against an NRI, the Begumpet women police on Friday arrested the man from his residence in Seetaphalmandi.
The women police said Santosh Raj, 32, who came to Hyderabad a few days ago from Australia to attend his father’s ceremony, was arrested based on the complaint given by his wife Srujana Santoshi, a B Tech graduate from Visakhapatnam.The couple got married in 2008.
Santosh Raj allegedly deserted Srujana in Sydney a few months ago and she could return to Hyderabad only after her family sent her money. Santosh Raj is accused of assaulting Srujana in an inebriated condition besides demanding additional dowry.
Several cases were lodged against him.