Retired judge arrested for torturing pregnant daughter-in-law

The woman,in her early 30s,was found by morning walkers near the spur of Mahanadi barrage here yesterday with wounds on her head and her hands and legs tied with a rubber tube.

They reported the matter to the police,who rescued her.

Kumar said the judge’s family had hired goons to throw the woman into the river after intoxicating her.

The police have launched a manhunt to nab the goons,who allegedly took Rs 3.5 lakh from the judge for the crime.

The woman,who is about 20 weeks pregnant,in her statement said she was married to the judge’s son about five years ago. However,the in-laws wanted her to abort the baby so that they could arrange a second marriage for their son.

She said she was taken to a private hospital in

Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening for terminating her pregnancy.

“But the doctors refused to do so when I protested,” the woman,who had conceived for the first time,said.

Police investigation found that she resided with the retired judge’s family at Chandrasekharpur area of Bhubaneswar and corroborated her statement.