Several women were injured after two groups of women entered into a pitched battle in the premises of a city police station here on Monday
afternoon. The incident happened at the Madhupatna police station here when the rival groups of nearby Nuapada locality were summoned by the police over a case filed by a woman claiming that her husband has deceitfully married to another woman of the locality.
“Since the marital discord pertaining to today’s incident at Madhupatna police station, is sub-judice, we are investigating the matter thoroughly,” informed local ACP Anil Mishra. He said one Nirmal Swain of Nuapada got married on February 12 this year. But another woman of the locality claimed that she was married to Nirmal for last four years and had lodged a written complaint.
For an enquiry, the complainant and the accused were summoned to the police station. But they arrived at the police station each accompanied with their supporters, mostly women. “Before the police could begin its interrogation, the rival women groups clashed following a brief exchange of words,” Mishra said, adding that two cases have been registered in this regard.