At a time when Opposition parties have been demanding his head for his alleged links with arrested dreaded criminal Dhalsamant brothers, Cuttack-Barabati BJD MlA Debasis Samantray landed in a fresh controversy on Monday with her sister-in-law lodging a harassment and life threat petition against him at the State Commission for Women (SCW) here.
Sikha Samantray, wife of the MlA’s younger brother, alleged that her elder brother-in-law (the MlA) and her father-in-law and former MlA Nityananda Samantray have been torturing her for years mentally and
even denied money for treatment of her husband.
She along with her son, who works in Defence, lodged the complaint with the SCW.
She charged that Debasis Samantray had engaged goons to eliminate her and her only son as they protested the injustice meted out to them.
“They have been torturing me for years. Debasis Samantray has even taken Rs 32 lakh from my family. He is harassing me by not only providing me money for treatment of my husband but also depriving us of our paternal property. He even used slangs taking my caste,” said Sikha.
She said, “Whenever I have gone to my father-in-law for help, he sends me to Debasis Samantray saying that ‘go to him and ask for help with folded hands.’ When I go to him (Debasis), he started shouting at me even taking my caste (Karan).”
She further charged that the MlA has links with the Astha International chit fund company and the Dhalsamant brothers and is a habituated cocaine and drug taker.
“He has good links with goons and collects extortion money. Many girls and women visit her at night which was unbearable for me,” said Sikha.