India boxer Saweety Boora accuses husband and ex-kabaddi player Deepak Hooda of dowry demand

India boxer Saweety Boora accuses husband and ex-kabaddi player Deepak Hooda of dowry demand

Arjuna awardee and former world champion boxer Saweety Boora has lodged an FIR against her Asiad bronze-winning kabaddi player husband, Deepak Hooda, accusing him and his family of assaulting her for dowry.

The two got married in 2022. Boora has lodged the FIR against Hooda, also an Arjuna awardee, in Hisar, Haryana.

“An FIR dated February 25 has been lodged based on the complaint given by Saweety Boora against her husband, Deepak Hooda,” said Seema, SHO of the women’s police station in Hisar, on Thursday.

When asked if Hooda has been asked to present his side, the SHO said, “We gave him notice 2-3 times, but he did not turn up.”

Hooda has defended his absence by citing health issues caused by “trauma.”

“I have submitted a medical certificate and requested a later date. I will certainly go there (to the police station), but I won’t make a negative comment against my wife. I have not been allowed to meet her,” he said.

Boora, when contacted, refused to comment on the matter.

When asked about the allegations levelled against Hooda, the SHO of the women’s police station said torture and assault “for more dowry” were among the charges.

“A demand for a luxury car was made and met, but her husband beats her and also raises monetary demands,” the SHO said, referring to Boora’s allegations.

A case has been registered under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which pertains to a husband or his relatives subjecting a woman to cruelty.

Hooda had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Haryana assembly polls as a BJP nominee from the Meham constituency in Rohtak district.

He was part of the Indian kabaddi team that won gold at the South Asian Games in 2016 and bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. He has also competed in the Pro Kabaddi League.