The wife of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh, arrested for torturing their maid to death and beating another minor servant, is a psychiatric patient, said police on Wednesday.
‘Jagriti Sigh, 35, the second wife of Dhananjay Singh, has been getting medical treatment from a psychiatrist in Delhi for several years,’ a police officer said. ‘Dhananjay had also filed divorce papers in a district court here in June this year on the ground of his wife’s mental condition,’ said the officer.
Jagriti was arrested for torturing her maid Rakhi, 35, to death and torturing another servant Rampal, 17, while Dhananjay, who represents Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for destroying evidence and violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.
‘Jagriti Sigh, 35, the second wife of Dhananjay Singh, has been getting medical treatment from a psychiatrist in Delhi for several years,’ a police officer said. ‘Dhananjay had also filed divorce papers in a district court here in June this year on the ground of his wife’s mental condition,’ said the officer.
Jagriti was arrested for torturing her maid Rakhi, 35, to death and torturing another servant Rampal, 17, while Dhananjay, who represents Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for destroying evidence and violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.