Odisha man arrested for allegedly marrying off wife to Haryana man in Delhi

The arrest came after the woman’s father lodged a complaint to the police saying that his son-in-law has sold off his daughter to a man from Haryana

Published on: Nov 13, 2022, 11:40:30 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Police in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Saturday arrested a 25-year-old man who allegedly got his 22-year-old wife married to another person of Haryana after taking her to New Delhi on the pretext of finding some work, officials said.

The woman is yet to be rescued and the Odisha police said a team will soon get her back. (Representative Image)

Police arrested Khira Beruk of Maskaguda village after the woman’s father Kulamani Bhoi lodged a complaint that Beruk has sold off his daughter to a man in Haryana.

“The woman’s father lodged a complaint with us against Beruk after he received a call from his daughter Purnami that she was married off to an unknown person on November 2. The two had got married a year ago after courtship. He said his son-in-law had taken his daughter to Delhi on the pretext of finding some work on October 30, but sold her off to a person there and returned back to Odisha alone,” said Narla police station inspector-in-charge Gangadhar Meher.

The incident came to light when Purnami contacted her father over phone on November 5 and narrated her ordeal. Kulamani lodged a first information report (FIR) in this regard with police on November 6. Police then arrested Beruk and forwarded him to court.

Police said the woman is yet to be rescued and a team from Kalahandi would soon go to get her back. “Once the woman comes back we would get to know the entire story behind it,” said the inspector.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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