Bhubaneswar, Apr 24: The Mahila police on Saturday, arrested a doctor of the SCB Medical College and Hospital for allegedly marrying a woman without divorcing his wife.
The accused Asish Pattnaik, a plastic surgeon, was arrested from Pahala, the outskirts of Bhubaneswar City. The police have also recorded the statement of the woman.
According to reports, the doctor had allegedly developed extra-marital affair with a woman physiotherapist and married her at a temple in Damana here in 2019 and were staying together, despite having a wife who resides in the city.
According to the complain registered, the accused Doc. had promised promised the woman to marry ritualistically. However, he didn’t keep his promise and used to torture her physically and mentally.
As the physiotherapist came to know about his wife, she lodged a written complaint in this regard with the Mahila police on Saturday.
On the basis of the complaint, police registered a case and apprehended the doctor near Pahala.
