Bhubaneswar: A local court here held a midnight hearing Thursday. and the court decided to send a Major arrested in a dowry torture case to the Army custody instead of jail.
The judge of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate’s (SDJM) court SK Mishra visited the court at 10.00 pm after attempts to hold the hearing through video conferencing failed. The hearing continued till past 1.30am into Friday morning.
After the hearing, the judged ordered that the Major who was arrested be send to Army custody instead of jail.
Earlier, the Mahila Police Station had arrested the Indian Army personnel on the basis of his wife’s allegation of physical and mental torture for dowry and attempt to murder. The Army officer was staying in Nayapalli area in the city.
A case has been registered against the Army officer at the police station under various sections of IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act. The officer had allegedly threatened his wife that he would shoot her if she doesn’t bring money from her parents.
The wife in her complaint said that though the matter was settled mutually earlier, her husband continued the torture. Though police served a notice to the Major, he did not respond. He was arrested Thursday by the police.