The Bondamunda police on Sunday arrested a teacher for allegedly attempting to kill his wife and demanding dowry from his in-laws. The arrested teacher also allegedly had developed an illicit relationship with her widow sister in-law, who reportedly assisted the teacher in the crime.The accused was identified as Anupam Sethi, a teacher in a Sishu Vidya Mandir of Bondamunda area in the city.
Sources said that Sethi had married to one Sasmita, a girl of Jagatsinghpur area, in 2009 where her family had given dowry items, as per the demand of Anupam and his family members. But, Anupam was allegedly torturing Sasmita demanding more dowries.Later, Sasmita’s father and brother had reached at their house on Saturday and on Sunday morning Anupam had allegedly attempted to kill her, in presence of her father and brother. But they rescued her from the act after which Sasmita had lodged an FIR in the Bondamunda police station.
“Acting on complaint, we have arrested Anupam and have started an investigation,” said Bondamunda PS IIC Arpita Khatua.