CUTTACK: Police on Friday arrested a 45-year-old art teacher from Salepur for allegedly marrying four women. The arrest was made following complaints lodged by his first and third wife recently.
The teacher, Krushna Chandra Naik, of 42 Mauza locality was reportedly posted at Gopinathpur Model High School in Salepur block. Police nabbed him while he was with his fourth wife.
As per the complaint, Krushna had first tied the knot with a woman from Rausapatna area under Purighat police limits in 2001.
Later, he married two women in 2008 and 2016. During the Covid-19 lockdown, Krushna had married another woman. His first wife Shilpika Das alleged that, “I had married Krushna in 2001 at a temple and it was an arranged one. After marriage, he started demanding money from my family on the pretext of pursuing his studies and other needs.”
While Krushna started living separately for pursing higher education and never looked after her, she then lodged a complaint with police in 2004.
Das, however, decided to withdraw the case after her in-laws assured to look after her. But when she came to know that Krushna has married three more women, she lodged another complaint with Mahila police in January, 2021.
Similarly, his third wife Swarnalata Jena has alleged that she had married Krushna in 2016 and continued to live with him for two/three years.
“He used to visit home occasionally. In March 2020, I came across his photo with another woman in his mobile phone following which I informed my family about it. Later, I lodged a complaint against Krushna with Sadar police.
However, police did not initiate any step against him in the plea of prevailing pandemic situation,” said Jena.
“Acting on the compliant, we conducted an investigation into the matter and basing on the prima facie evidence, the accused teacher has been arrested and forwarded to court,” said IIC of Cuttack Mahila police station Anusuya Nayak.