Shalini Bharat, the former director and vice chancellor of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), her husband, and her son have all been charged with cruelty to women
Professor Shalini Bharat had left her position as director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). She completed her five-year term earlier this week.
Who is Shalini Bharat TISS ex-director, biography, family, husband, son and daughter-in-law
Police have filed a case against former Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Director/Vice Chancellor Shalini Bharat, her husband, and her son for cruelty to a woman. On September 18, the police reported the incident, and they are now looking into it. Shalini left her position on Monday.
Everything You Need To Know About The Case
36-year-old Anshumala Singh, the complainant, is a senior manager in a public sector bank from Lucknow. In 2013, she married Madhav Singh aged 39, a private company assistant manager who is Shalini Bharat’s son.
The case against Ms. Shalini, her husband and their son, has been registered under sections 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intent) of the IPC.
“As per their family’s condition, I and Madhav got married at Jai Mahal Palace in Jaipur. All the expenses of our marriage was taken care by my mother, and she spent a total of Rs. 25,60,000 on the same,” she said in her statement to the police and further stated that after their marriage, she moved in with her husband and his parents Ms. Shalini and her husband Bharat Pal Singh (72) in their apartment at Neelkanth Gardens, near Govandi station (East).
Prof. Shalini Bharat concluded her tenure as the Vice-Chancellor/Director of TISS on 25 September 2023. Prof. Bharat's remarkable service to TISS began in 1984, when she joined as Lecturer.
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Anshumala complained that she had married Madhav Singh in 2013 at the Taj Jai Mahal Palace in Jaipur. According to her, the venue was chosen under Shalini’s pressure. After getting married, Anshumala lived with her in-laws in Govandi.
The Complaint Filed By Anshumala Singh
According to Anshumala’s claims in the FIR, following her marriage, nobody at home would talk to her, and everyone would be preoccupied with their own jobs. She claimed that her mother-in-law asked her to seek a medical checkup because the couple was unable to conceive.
Anshumala claimed that her mother-in-law became upset with her after learning that the results of her medical tests were normal because she insisted that her husband get checked out as well.
She has also claimed that the family of her husband demanded her dowry and pressured her to establish a claim on her mother’s property. Anshumala then began residing independently in the company accommodation in Belapur, Navi Mumbai.
Her husband gave her a divorce petition in 2020. She added that the COVID-19 lockdown was to blame for the delay in reporting the incident.
The Indian Penal Code’s sections 498A (husband or relative of a husband subjecting women to cruelty), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intent) have all been invoked in the FIR filed against Shalini, her husband, and their son.
Shalini Bharat’s Reaction To The Complaint
When approached, Shalini responded, “I do not like to comment on the subject since it is pending in the Family Court. Nearly 7.5 years ago, the complainant left the marital residence on her own. As a woman herself, I support women’s rights to justice. I have complete faith in our judicial system to uphold the law. Please be aware that I am no longer the director of TISS. I hope there isn’t an effort to discredit me because of a bogus and false complaint.”