‘Doosri Radha’ leaves home after scuffle with wife

However, Beena denied that she had beaten him up, claiming that Panda fell down while trying to escape from the house.

When a couple of policemen arrived, Pande told them: ‘‘Hum haath jodte hain, hume jaane do, yahaan hume achcha nahi lagta (I plead before you, please let me go; I don’t like it here).’’

It was around 2 pm when sounds of some movement disturbed Beena’s afternoon siesta. She found her husband loading the household goods. They had a heated exchange of words, which later became a scuffle.

‘‘I objected to his running away with all the goods and asked the neighbours to call the police. How can he go with everything? I know this is his gameplan to vacate the official home, which I will eventually have to do,’’ she said.

Her main objection was to Panda taking away the refrigerator, washing machine and the sofa. She said he could not leave without paying her maintenance of Rs 7,000 a month — the backlog now totals Rs 1.5 lakhs — ‘‘which the Court had ordered’’. But Panda denied any such court order.

Eventually, the police ensured that the three household goods were left behind as Panda trundled off in the tractor. He, however, took the official files.

Panda said he was leaving his home to live a peaceful life where nobody would disturb him during his Bhakti song and dance.

‘‘I face restrictions in dancing; I am not comfortable,’’ he rued.