# Bihar teacher booked for thrashing first wife after second marriage 2026-08-13T07:02:18+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A case has been registered against a teacher in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after his wife of 28 years accused him of beating her with sticks and a rolling pin, fracturing her leg, and forcing her out of their home over his second marriage. The complainant, Suman Kumari, said she married Baidyanath Kumar Yadav on May 2, 1998, and that he harassed her for dowry before taking a second wife in 2021. Suman alleged that on August 7, Yadav told her he wanted to live with his second wife and attacked her when she objected, even attempting strangulation. Neighbours intervened, and she was taken to hospital. Yadav denies all charges, claiming Suman had agreed in 2015 to separate and that he was not home that day. Police have invoked sections including causing grievous hurt and cruelty. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: bigamy, Bihar, dowry harassment, muzaffarpur, police case Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bihar-teacher-booked-for-thrashing-first-wife-after-second-marriage/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bihar-teacher-booked-for-thrashing-first-wife-after-second-marriage/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.