CHENNAI: A 30-year-old marine engineer was arrested on charges of dowry harassment and domestic violence in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district.
The complaint was lodged by the engineer's 21-year-old wife, alleging that he pushed her from the terrace of their house during a dispute over additional dowry.
The accused, B. Khaja Rafik, a resident of Saduperi near the Fort Complex in Vellore, is employed as a marine engineer and also runs an air-conditioner repair workshop in the city. He married A. Nargis in 2023.