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Pune woman accuses parents of assault, snatching Japan visa over friendship row
Police are investigating the allegations, including why the passport and Japan-related documents were confiscated by the parents.
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A 22-year-old woman filed a complaint at the Talegaon Dabhade police station on Saturday, alleging that her parents assaulted and took away her passport, visa and Japanese residence card following a dispute over her friendship with a male acquaintance, police said on Tuesday.
The woman, who completed her education in Japan and secured a job there, was in Pune visiting her parents, who, she alleged, also locked her out of their house in Tukaram Nagar.
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Based on her complaint, the Talegaon Dabhade police registered a case against her parents on Sunday under sections 304, 115(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
According to the police, the woman, identified as Samruddhi Sunil Shahane, met her Indian male friend in Japan and the two remained in contact.
Her parents allegedly disapproved of their friendship.
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Senior inspector Kishor Patil of Talegaon Dabhade police station said the dispute escalated after the parents objected to the complainant’s plan to meet the friend.
“Her parents allegedly took away her passport, visa and Japanese residence card, locked the house and kept the keys with themselves,” Patil said.
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According to the police, Samruddhi quoted her mother as saying, “Japanese laws are very strict. How will you go to Japan now?” Police are investigating the allegations, including why the passport and Japan-related documents were confiscated by the parents.
