Odisha minister resigns, daughter-in-law complains of harassment
Friday March 15, 2013 11:54:17 AM,
IANS
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's minister for housing and
urban development, law, and information technology, Rahunath
Mohanty, Friday resigned after his daughter-in-law accused him of
torturing her for dowry.
"I have resigned on moral grounds to enable police to conduct an
independent probe. There is no truth in the allegation," Mohanty
told IANS after submitting his papers to chief minister Naveen
Patnaik here.
His resignation comes a day after his daughter-in-law Barsa Swony
Choudhury lodged a written complaint at the district headquarters
town of Balasore, about 215 km from here, alleging that the
minister and his family had been demanding dowry of Rs.25 lakh and
a multi-utility vehicle.
In her complaint, Choudhury alleged that the minister and his
family tortured her physically and mentally, ever since she
married to the minister's son Raja Shree Mohanty June 2012.
She claimed that her parents had given Rs.10 lakh at the time of
the marriage, as was demanded, but her father-in-law and the rest
of the family were unhappy and insisted that her parents should
pay Rs.25 lakh and a multi-utility vehicle.
The cabinet minister, however, refuted the allegations.
"The allegations are false, and everybody knows we would not do
that. The truth will be out soon, and the law will take its
course," Mohanty said.
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