Berhampur: In a fresh twist in the marital discord between doctor Sumit Sahu and his wife Tapaswini of Odisha's Ganjam district, the woman today alleged that her husband fled the guest house where the two were residing temporarily as per the direction of the SDJM court here.

Releasing a video, Tapaswini said, "While we were asked by the court to stay together for seven days, my husband started staying at the verandah of the guest house from the second day. He did so after getting a telephone call from someone. As my husband was sleeping at the verandah, I also resided with him at the place."

"After completion of the seven days, he told me to return to my house, but I refused," she said in the video.

"Today, while I was having food, a person arrived at the guest house with a scooter while my husband fled the spot on the two-wheeler. Cops were present near the guest house when the incident took place," the woman said.

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The court had directed the duo to live together at a rented house for seven days. Hearing the matter yesterday, the court asked the two to continue staying together. It directed Sumit to pay the rent of the accommodation and bear his wife’s food and other expenses.

The couple had been staying at a guest house of Aska Sugar Mill. A police team was also deployed at the guest house, as per the court's direction.

Tapaswini, who hails from Chhatrapur in the district, had initially staged a dharna in front of Sumit's house at Brahmanagar here. She claimed that Sumit married her in court on September 7, 2020, following which she stayed at Sumit's residence as his wife for six months.

Later, Sumit's parents asked Tapaswini to go to her house and stay there till the marriage was not solemnized as per traditional rituals. Though she went to her house, family members of Sumit didn't fix a proper date for the wedding, she alleged.

She subsequently sought the help of social worker Pramila Tripathy and staged a sit-in in front of Sumit's house in bridal attire demanding justice for her.