Odisha: SCB Hospital Doctor arrested for polygamy
Cuttack: Based on a complaint, Bhubaneswar Mahila police arrested a doctor for allegedly being involved in polygamy.
The accused has been identified as Asish Pattnaik, attached to an SCB Medical College and Hospital. He was arrested for allegedly marrying three women.
After the third wife came to know about the accused other marriages. She immediately filed a complaint at the Mahila police station.
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Polygamy was declared to be illegal in India in 1956, except few exceptions made on religious grounds. Muslim men are allowed to take up to four wives, whereas polygamy among other religions has completely been deemed unlawful.
The complainant told Odishatv, "I got married to the doctor a couple of months back. It was only recently that I found him already married to two other women. Subsequently, I lodged a complaint with the Mahila police station."
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