Jamshedpur man accused of polygamy acquitted

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, Dec 17: The court of Additional District Judge IV Rajendra Kumar Singh acquitted one Devendra Thakur, accused of marrying during the lifetime of his first wife here on Saturday. Two witnesses in the case turned hostile which resulted in the acquittal, sources said.

Devendra was accused of sexually exploiting one Savita and marrying her later. Savita later came to know that he is already married and that he has three kids. She was allegedly threatened and tortured by Devendra. On 13^th July 2016, the accused beat up Savita around 7 pm in her house and took their three year old daughter along with him on his bike. Later, he was booked for polygamy by Birsanagar police.