The Fategarh police in Nayagarh district have registered a torture case against Arjun Barik of Gamei village under the Badamba PS in Cuttack district on a complaint lodged by his wife Pratima Barik recently.
In her allegation, Pratima mentioned that she had been staying in her parental house at Baunshabati village under Fategarh block for long after her husband drunkard Arjuna and in-laws tortured her and beaten her many for her failure to bring dowry as demanded by them.
On February 8, 2020, Arjun came to her parents’ house at Baunshabati and scolded her with filthy languages and thrashed her. She also alleged that her father-in-law Indramani Barik, mother-in-law Kanchan Barik and brother-in-law Badal and Bula had beaten her earlier over dowry.