Incidentally the wife of the havildar Santosh Tripathy is also posted as a wireless constable in police department.
Tripathy, who was arrested by the Mahila police of Cuttack, was today forwarded to court.
"We have booked the accused under section 498-A (cruelty to wife), 506 (criminal intimidation), 34 (criminal intension) of IPC and section 4 (demanding dowry) of Dowry Prevention Act", Mahila police station inspector Sujata Jena said.
