The Mahila police of the city on Saturday arrested one Chandrakant Sarangi from Abhinav Bidanasi area under Markat Nagar police station for allegedly beating and torturing his wife, who works as a teacher in a Government school. Basing on a written complaint filed by Jayanti Rath, the police arrested Chandrakant after booking him under section 498-A and 307 of IPC. Sarangi was sent to jail in the evening after his bail was rejected.
Quoting the FIR, police said the couple had married 12 years ago and they have a seven-year-old son. Jayanti in her FIR has alleged that instead of doing anything for a living, Chandrakant operates her bank debit card and takes possession of her entire salary.
“He often returns home late in inebriated state and beats me up picking up silly matters and even questions on my character”, the FIR said. On August 16, Chandrakant attacked Jayanti with a stick and fatally injured her after she had blocked her debit card, police said adding that Jayanti had reported the matter at Markat Nagar police station on the same day.