Trouble mounted for the royal family of Balangir as the Dehradun police registered a case against five of its members on the basis of a complaint lodged by Adrija Manjari Singh, wife of Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo.

The case has been filed against Adrija’s husband, her father-in-law Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, her mother-in-law Bijayalaxmi Devi, her brother-in-law Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo and sister-in-law Meghna Rana on the charges of domestic violence, dowry harassment and attempt to murder.

Local media outlets in Dehradun have reported on Adrija’s allegations stating that she claimed her husband had once attempted to have her killed by hiring a contract killer.

“My husband sought divorce in August of 2022. On September 30, 2022, I filed a complaint at the Rajpur police station against my father-in-law Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, my brother-in-law Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, my mother-in-law Bijayalaxmi Devi, Meghna Rana and my husband Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo. They wanted to remove me from their house. They had stopped my entry to Odisha. I am the daughter-in-law of that family. I do have the rights to stay there,” said Adrija.

“They abused me through their staffers. Their guards were monitoring my movement. They also installed a camera which was pointed towards my room. This is an invasion of privacy. I have also lodged a domestic violence case against them,” she added.

Adrija, who is the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh, is currently residing in Uttarakhand with her family members.

On the other hand, Arkesh has refuted the allegations. “The allegations are false. The matter is currently sub-judice in a Dehradun court. I have complete faith on the judiciary. The truth will come to fore soon,” he said.