24-year-old Santosh Raya, a resident of Itahari Bishnupur VDC-6 has been arrested by the police on the charge of polygamy based on the complaint filed by his wife, 23-year-old Kabita Devi Raya. A case was filed against Santosh on January 20. According to Sub-Inspector, Hari Khadka of Litigation Section, the victim was displaced to her parent's house in Rajbiraj municipality-1 after her husband got married to another woman and they started treating her unfairly. He added that the police has initiated prosecution against the arrested. The victim has stated in her complaint that her husband and family assaulted her and did not allow her to stay in their house. Since then, she has been living in her parent's house.

Manohar Kumar Pokhrel