Calcutta, May 25 :    Calcutta, May 25:  With his daughter's marriage on the rocks, former deputy secretary, municipal affairs department, P.C. Bhattacharya, has lodged a complaint at Belghoria police station, stating that his life was under threat. A group of miscreants, commissioned by his daughter's in-laws, was after him and his family members for the past month, he said in his complaint. According to Bhattacharya, the goons had attempted to raid his Dunlop residence on Wednesday night, but took to their heels when neighbours raised an alarm. Trouble started a year ago when Bhattacharya's daughter, Sutapa, lodged a complaint with Bidhannagar (east) police station against husband Partha Mukherjee. Sutapa said Mukherjee, a lecturer in a prominent city college, had been beating her up even at an advance stage of pregnancy. Medical reports confirmed the torture. Mukherjee was arrested on July 15, but granted bail by the court. Later, the Criminal Investigation Department took over the case. The investigating agency has already submitted a chargesheet to the court, mentioning five names, including those of the lecturer and his parents. According to Bhattacharya: 'The situation worsened after Sutapa gave birth to a daughter on August 9. Her in-laws demanded that we hand over the child. As they failed to get a court order to this effect, they started issuing death threats. Wednesday's attack was the third attempt in the past month. When the goons were fleeing, one of them shouted back that we would all be finished off if we tried to put Partha Mukherjee behind bars.' Bhattacharya added: 'Every night has become a nightmare for us. We can neither sit in the balcony nor open the windows for fear of another attack. I sought police shelter after the last attack.' Arun Mukherjee, the lecturer's father and one of the accused, denied the charges which, he claimed, were framed 'only to influence the judicial system.'