BHUBANESWAR,July 30,2012: The wife of an NRI executive staged a wildcat agitation in front of her husband's house at Sundarpada in the city on Friday, demanding his arrest for allegedly ditching her a few months after marriage.The woman, Rima Patnaik, had tied the knot with Canada-settled Pratyush Patnaik on February 8, 2011. Pratyush, who has been staying in Canada for the last eight years, is at present working as a sales manager in a chocolate company there.Rima, who is an MBA pass-out, said she received a jolt when Pratyush refused to take her to Canada after marriage. "My husband just dumped me here. After that, his parents started torturing me and threw me out of the house," she told.The woman finally managed to reach Canada after five months in July 2011. "Initially, he was sympathetic towards me and allowed me to stay there. But a few days later, he started abusing me mentally and physically and asked me to leave. On September 21, 2011, he filed a divorce petition in a Canada court and dropped me in Mumbai on September 23," she said.
Rima, a resident of Jharpada area in Bhubaneswar, alleged that though Mahila police lodged cases against Pratyush and his parents on charges of dowry torture, nobody has been arrested yet. She had lodged the complaint on November 9. The woman alleged that police agreed to register a complaint only after she met the DCP.DCP Nitinjeet Singh said the accused were booked under Section 498 (enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman) of IPC. "It was a clear case of marital discord. Her in-laws managed to get anticipatory bail. We are facing difficulty to arrest her husband because he stays in Canada," the DCP said. "Steps are being taken to take the help of the Canadian embassy to catch hold of the accused," he added.Singh said police would obtain a search warrant from court to seize the "dowry" articles (as claimed by complainant) from her in-law's house. "Though our staff today tried to conduct a search, her in-laws did not cooperate with us. We will again raid the house with a search warrant. We are also taking steps to ensure that she stays in her in-law's house safely," the DCP said.While Pratyush could not be reached for his version, his family members here refused to speak on the issue.
Rima, a resident of Jharpada area in Bhubaneswar, alleged that though Mahila police lodged cases against Pratyush and his parents on charges of dowry torture, nobody has been arrested yet. She had lodged the complaint on November 9. The woman alleged that police agreed to register a complaint only after she met the DCP.DCP Nitinjeet Singh said the accused were booked under Section 498 (enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman) of IPC. "It was a clear case of marital discord. Her in-laws managed to get anticipatory bail. We are facing difficulty to arrest her husband because he stays in Canada," the DCP said. "Steps are being taken to take the help of the Canadian embassy to catch hold of the accused," he added.Singh said police would obtain a search warrant from court to seize the "dowry" articles (as claimed by complainant) from her in-law's house. "Though our staff today tried to conduct a search, her in-laws did not cooperate with us. We will again raid the house with a search warrant. We are also taking steps to ensure that she stays in her in-law's house safely," the DCP said.While Pratyush could not be reached for his version, his family members here refused to speak on the issue.