Ending his self-imposed exile, the actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi’s younger son-in-law Sirish Bharadwaj has surrendered before a court in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Sirish is facing charges of dowry harassment in a case filed by her estranged wife Srija.
His surrender came after the Supreme Court rejected his petition for anticipatory bail. The Nampally criminal court and high court had already dismissed his anticipatory bails. Left with no other option, Bharadwaj gave himself up.
Interestingly, his surrender came in the backdrop of reports that Srija has left for Dubai for higher studies. Sirish and Srija had created a sensation in October 2007 when they married against the wishes of Chiranjeevi’s s family.
Srija, then a teenager, eloped with her sweat-heart and had even accused her parents of curtailing her freedom.
However, the couple subsequently developed serious differences, leading to a bitter break-up. Srija, now 23, lodged a complaint with the Central Crime Station women police in Hyderabad in March, alleging that her husband and mother-in-law were mentally and physically torturing her, demanding a dowry of Rs 1.5 crore from her parents.
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate sent Sirish to judicial custody till August 8.
