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Man who married 14 women In 7 states arrested in Odisha
Updated On: 15 February, 2022 11:32 AM IST | Odisha | PTI
It is also alleged that the man who hails from a village under Patkura police station in Odisha`s Kendrapara district took money from these women before fleeing. The arrested man, however, denied the charges
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A sexagenarian who allegedly married 14 women in seven states in a span of 48 years was arrested in Bhubaneswar on Monday, police said. It is also alleged that the man who hails from a village under Patkura police station in Odisha`s Kendrapara district took money from these women before fleeing. The arrested man, however, denied the charges.
The accused had married for the first time in 1982 and took a second wife in 2002. He fathered five children from these two marriages, Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police Umashankar Dash said. Between 2002 and 2020, he befriended other women through matrimonial websites and married them without knowledge of the other wives, Mr Dash said.
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