IRB cop arrested on dowry harassment charge

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Press Trust of India Cuttack
Last Updated : May 27 2015 | 9:07 PM IST
An India Reserve Battalion (IRB) havildar have been arrested on charges of torturing his wife due to dowry demand from her parents, police said today.
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.
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First Published: May 27 2015 | 9:07 PM IST

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