<p>Dhar, Madhya Pradesh: A man allegedly "sold" his wife to pay off a debt of Rs 50,000 to a friend, who later raped her in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Based on a complaint, a case was registered at the women's police station in Indore. However, considering the seriousness of the offence, the police registered it as a 'zero' FIR and sent it to the Dhar police for action.</p>.<p>According to the police, the woman's husband is a resident of the Kanwan police station area, around 35 km from Dhar district headquarters, while his wife lived in Indore.</p>.<p>A 'zero' FIR is registered by any police station, regardless of jurisdiction, when it receives a complaint regarding a cognisable offence.</p>.Two minor boys booked under POCSO Act for trying to rape seven-year-old girl .<p>Kanwan police station in-charge Abhay Neema said the woman alleged that her husband was a gambler, and his debt kept increasing because of the habit.</p>.<p>He said the woman, in her complaint, alleged that her debt-ridden husband forced her to have physical relations with one of his friends who had loaned him money.</p>.<p>A search has been launched for both men who are absconding, he said.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, when the husband was unable to repay the debt, he made a deal with a friend and forced his wife to have a physical relationship with him to repay his debt.</p>.<p>Additional superintendent of police (ASP) of Dhar, Geetesh Kumar Garg, said, "The matter is being investigated. The victim's statement will be recorded in Indore."</p>
<p>Dhar, Madhya Pradesh: A man allegedly "sold" his wife to pay off a debt of Rs 50,000 to a friend, who later raped her in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Based on a complaint, a case was registered at the women's police station in Indore. However, considering the seriousness of the offence, the police registered it as a 'zero' FIR and sent it to the Dhar police for action.</p>.<p>According to the police, the woman's husband is a resident of the Kanwan police station area, around 35 km from Dhar district headquarters, while his wife lived in Indore.</p>.<p>A 'zero' FIR is registered by any police station, regardless of jurisdiction, when it receives a complaint regarding a cognisable offence.</p>.Two minor boys booked under POCSO Act for trying to rape seven-year-old girl .<p>Kanwan police station in-charge Abhay Neema said the woman alleged that her husband was a gambler, and his debt kept increasing because of the habit.</p>.<p>He said the woman, in her complaint, alleged that her debt-ridden husband forced her to have physical relations with one of his friends who had loaned him money.</p>.<p>A search has been launched for both men who are absconding, he said.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, when the husband was unable to repay the debt, he made a deal with a friend and forced his wife to have a physical relationship with him to repay his debt.</p>.<p>Additional superintendent of police (ASP) of Dhar, Geetesh Kumar Garg, said, "The matter is being investigated. The victim's statement will be recorded in Indore."</p>