BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty slapped with domestic violence case by actress wife Barsha
India TV NewsBiju Janata Dal Lok Sabha member from Kendrapara, Anubhav Mohanty landed in trouble as his wife and noted Odia film actress Barsha Priyadarshini filed a case of domestic violence against him. Instead lodging any complaint with the police, Varsha has approached the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate court in Cuttak in a criminal miscellaneous case against Mohanty under section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, apparently considering her actor turned politician husbands close proximity with the power corridor, news agency PTI reported. "I have not received any legal notice from the court," the BJD MP said and chose not to make any comment on the wifes petition under Protection of Women from Domestic According to the official website of the District Court in Cuttak, Varshas case was registered on August 7 and the first hearing of the case has been fixed on September 7. Varshas allegation against the Biju Janata Dal MP came barely a few months after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had asked Director General of Police Abhay to ensure that no woman in the state suffers from domestic violence during the lockdown period when people are indoors due to pandemic.