Overview

• Odisha Police booked the officer on July 31 under Sections 85, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS Code and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act after his wife’s complaint.
• He appeared at Bhubaneswar’s Mahila Police Station on August 1 to reject cruelty allegations, invoke the Atul Subhash case and vow to fight the charges to the end.
• His wife alleges he abandoned her and their newborn at the hospital four days after their son’s birth and has since ignored her calls and messages.
• The officer counters that he cared for his wife and child at the hospital, claims his widowed mother was neglected and accuses his wife of using their baby for emotional blackmail.
• Legal proceedings are ongoing as he prepares to contest the charges and seeks formal channels to meet his son.