Man with Two Wives Sent to Jail for Physical Relationship with Minor
Kakatpur, 1/11:
Debabrata Ghadei, son of Kailash Ghadei from Suhanpur village under Kakatpur police limits, who already has two wives, has been arrested for allegedly maintaining a physical relationship for two months with a minor girl named Rina (name changed) from Barunei Patpur village, luring her with false promises of a job.
After learning that Debabrata was planning to traffic her into the sex trade, the minor girl escaped from Bhubaneswar and filed a written complaint at the Kakatpur police station.
Based on the complaint, Kakatpur police conducted a raid in Suhanpur village, arrested the accused Debabrata Ghadei, and forwarded him to court.
He has been charged under IPC Sections 342, 323, 376, 506 and under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, and has been produced in Puri Court (Case No. 214/2023).
Meanwhile, the minor girl has been handed over to the Puri District Child Welfare Officer by the police. Sub-Inspector Priya Pradhan from Kakatpur police station is leading the investigation.
