A man in Telangana's Jagityal district climbed a 40-feet tall mobile tower to press for divorce on Wednesday. B Ajay Kumar Rao, a doctor practising in a private hospital in Arpalli village, mounted the tower accusing his wife Lasya of harassing him with police cases on family matters.?
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The police had a tough time trying to convince him to come down from the tower. He refused to come down till the divorce is granted.
Jagityal town police inspector Prakash said, "Ajay and Lasya were married for seven years and they had differences. The couple has a daughter. Lasya had gone to her parents place three years ago but returned after a patch up. However, after differences cropped up again, Lasya slapped dowry harassment under Indian Penal Code section 498A and also filed a domestic violence case against him."
Ajay complained that the police often summoned him to the station, but would not let him present his version. He dropped a letter from the tower, narrating his problem, "My wife threw me out of my house after lodging a case second time two days ago. But, police are pressurising me to pay the rent. They (police) do not listen to me. Is there no protection for men?" he wrote.?
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The man also sought custody of his daughter. "Vexed I took this decision to jump from the tower if justice is not done to me", he said.
The inspector said the couple had been counselled by professional family counsellors.?