3 more wives surface of Odisha man arrested for marrying 14 women

The number of wives in the list of a 66-year-old man of Odisha, who married middle-aged, educated and well-to-do women of various states, increased to 17 with three more cases coming to the fore, a police officer said on Wednesday.

It was earlier alleged that the man, who is currently in judicial custody, had married 14 times.

The police officer said the accused, who approached women under the fake identity of a doctor, had also tied the knot with a charted account from Chhattisgarh, a physician from Assam and a highly educated lady of Odisha.

“Three more wives of the fake doctor have been identified," Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police U S Dash told reporters here.