Two brothers-in-law have been accused of raping the wife of a BSF soldier many times and blackmailing her with obscene videos, the police said. A case (FIR) has been filed against seven people, including her in-laws. One of the brothers-in-law has already been arrested, the police said on Monday.

The woman told the police that after her marriage, she lived in a separate house with her mother-in-law, away from the main village. Her husband, who works in the BSF, was often away on duty. The woman told the police that whenever her mother-in-law went to her own house, her two brothers-in-law would come into her house (which was outside the village) and rape her. They also recorded videos of this and used them to blackmail her, forcing her to stay quiet, police said.

She said that when her husband came home on leave, her brothers-in-law showed him the videos. She also said that her in-laws beat both her and her husband. They even tried to kill her by strangling her, according to the police. The accused also threatened to post the videos online.

Manoj Kumar Mishra, in-charge of Jahanabad police station, said that an FIR has been filed against seven people, including her mother-in-law and father-in-law, for rape and assault under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act. One of the brothers-in-law, named Hariom, has been arrested. The police are searching for the other accused. Mishra said they are doing everything possible to get justice for the woman.