Legal Question in Family Law in India

First Shocking Event In my Married Life in 4 months. Shouting, violent, abusive, wife and her parents toward me and my family.

Events: This is about few days back. My wife was ignoring the household, and preparing food for some time. At same time, she started looking for online courses. I was supportive of her desire to learn. But, soon she showed me that she posted in public forums, to seek work opportunities, to kick start her sloppy carreer. I asked her what does she mean by starting a career. Though I support her, and dont point her that she is ignoring her duties, I told her house, family is also her full time job. And I am working hard, and I am capable of supporting us financially.

Rather than understanding, she repeatedly kept shouting and crying "dont say that, dont say that" when I wasnt even saying a word.

Next day I saw her in a very indifferent attitude. She threw things at me, she started calling me "Tu, tera, Tere parents" from usual "Aap". She started using foul language about my parents. She threw phone towards me. She told throw your laptop.

She seemed uncontrollable, so I called her father, that she is misbehaving, shouting, throwing things. I asked him to talk to her, I was quite angry because of such indecent, insults.

She told her parents to come to my house asap. They came at 5am. They asked me whats your problem. I said her violence on me. They started blaming me that its my fault that she is violent. I told them, I can stand anything but foul language and remarks towards myself and my parents.

Her parents then started shouting in my house at highest volume. They said things like "You wanted to have sex with her", "Is she a prostitute" "You just wanted to have sex so you married, now you dont like my daughter". I was shocked, 440 volts kind.

They spoke bad about my sister, they shouted to my parents "these poor values you gave him" , all without my uttering of single word!!

It seemed as if they were non stop acting based on a script. No room for listening, only shouting random things.

They then told my wife to pack her bags, and threatened to abort wife's pregrnancy first thing.

When they were going out of my house, her dad said if he choked my neck, he would max get a jail.

I am completely shocked, and worried and angry that they came, they spoke abuses, foul language to me, my family in my house, in my neighbourhood.

Next day after this, they sent a "radhe radhe" message on whatsapp. I replied, them to close the group, as saying this is meaningless, when they have very indecent things to say. That same day my wife called my dad. I dont know what she told him. She maybe wanted to convince my dad to scold me for unknown reason. I dont know.

*Please advise me what to do. Are they upto something wrong? How bad is this situation, compared to legal situations in married life in India. Are they planning to make my and my family's life hell? We have never taken or spoken about dowry. In fact, my parent and I have given them cheques.

My uncle said he agrees that they acted very wrong, but also said we being boy's side, its better not to provoke them. He said we are on their mercy. They can do anything bad with us, we will be insulted, we will be tensed, we will lose money in multiple cases.

What safeguards do i have from law? Should i apporach police station, to issue order against my wife's parents to not appear within 1km of my house to cause me harm, trouble?

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