Overview

• Jogendra Thakur was arrested on June 23 after his wife filed a complaint saying he forced her into a sexual relationship to pay off his ₹8 lakh gambling debt.
• His friend, Abhimanyu Thakur, remains at large as police have launched a manhunt on charges of rape.
• The case was first registered as a zero FIR at the Indore women’s police station before being transferred to the Kanwan police station in Dhar.
• Investigators say the alleged rapes took place in both Dhar district and Delhi and they are recording the victim’s statement in Indore.
• Jogendra denies selling his wife and claims the complaint was lodged at a relative’s urging as authorities probe all versions of events.