GANGTOK: Former health minister of Sikkim Arjun Kumar Ghatani was detained by the Sadar police officials on charges of domestic violence on Thursday.
A case has been registered against Ghatani under section 498(7) (domestic violence) of the Indian Penal Code.
The former minister was taken for questioning after his wife filed a complaint accusing the former minister of physical assault on several occasions.
Ghatani is a Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Salghari-Zoom constituency in 2014. He served as an MLA in Pawan Kumar Chamling’s last term from 2014-2019.
Ghatani has also served as an Executive Member for the Forum for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe legislators and parliamentarians.
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