This story is from December 15, 2020

Gambling addict from Bhagalpur loses wife in game to friends

A gambling and alcohol addicted 36-year-old man (name withheld) has been arrested for torturing and repeatedly betting his wife after running out of money while gambling.
Gambling addict from Bhagalpur loses wife in game to friends
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BHAGALPUR: A gambling and alcohol addicted 36-year-old man (name withheld) has been arrested for torturing and repeatedly betting his wife after running out of money while gambling.
The man, a resident of Hassanganj locality under Mojahidpur PS in Bhagalpur district, forced her to go with his friends after betting her and losing during a gambling bout on Saturday.
He even tried to throw acid at her when she resisted going with his friends. However, this is not the first time that the man allegedly betted his wife. On October 28, she was raped by her husband’s friends after he lost her in a gambling bet.
According to the police, the survivor managed to escape after the latest incident and reached her parents’ house in another village the next day where the incident came to light when she approached a social activist. The social activist, Deepak Singh, took her to the police station and informed the woman’s ordeal to Bhagalpur SSP Ashish Bharti on Sunday.
After an FIR was registered at Mojahidpur police station on the direction of the SSP, the husband was arrested late on Sunday evening.
“The victim and her tormentor husband have no children and are married for over 10 years,” police said. The victim, while narrating her ordeal to the police officials, alleged that her husband used to physically torture her as she could not become a mother due to her husband’s alcoholism.
The survivor told the police that her husband staked her in a game, and after losing, locked her in a room with his gambler friends where she was raped by them on October 28.

Bhagalpur SSP Ashish Bharti said the matter is under investigation and the husband has been arrested. SHO of Mahila Police Station has been made the investigating officer (IO) of the case and Mojahidpur SHO has been asked to assist in the investigation, added the SSP.
The matter was brought before the police on Sunday, added the SSP saying a medical examination of the victim is being done. “We will submit the charge sheet soon against the accused after completing the investigation,” the SSP said, adding, we will ensure speedy trial of the case to punish the main accused and others involved in the heinous crime.
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