Nellore district police on Wednesday arrested film actress Amani's younger brother Srinivas for harassment over dowry and cruelty towards his wife.
According to a complaint filed by his wife, Srinivas was harassing her after he started to go out with another woman.
Lilavathi said, in her complaint, that she was forced to approach the police after her patience ran out due to the constant harassment at the hands of Srinivas. She said that she married Srinivas in 1997 and her life was a 12-year saga of misery.
Lilavathi said that her parents had given away Rs. 25 lakh, besides gold ornaments, at the time of her marriage, as dowry.
Lilavathi accused Srinivas of abusing her after consuming alcohol every day. She also said that she was forced to file a complaint with Nellore police since the T Nagar (Chennai) police did not register a complaint against her husband.
Responding to Lilavathi's complaint, the police took Srinivas in custody.