Bhubaneswar, March 17: Police today arrested Sabyasachi Mishra, son of industrialist and chairman of Nayagarh sugar mill Trailokya Mishra, from his Kharavela Nagar residence for allegedly torturing his wife for dowry.

His wife, Lopamudra, 36, has also accused Sabyasachi, 40, of forcing her into swapping partners a few days after their marriage in 2006.

"The accused, after failing to get anticipatory bail from Orissa High Court, had been staying at various places, including Calcutta and Balasore, to evade arrest," said a police official.

In June last year, Lopamudra had lodged a complaint against her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law Asha Manjari.

Following the complaint, the trio, had moved the high court and secured interim protection. Sources said the court had later granted anticipatory bail only to Asha while rejecting the pleas of Trailokya and Sabyasachi. The police had issued lookout circulars against the three to prevent them from fleeing abroad.

"Since our marriage on January 27, 2006, my husband has had many illicit affairs. He assaulted me whenever I opposed his actions. During our honeymoon in the Andamans, he forced me into swapping partners. When I protested , he beat me up," Lopamudra had alleged.

Denying the allegations, Sabyasachi said: "Marriage has become a business and men are also being tortured. I ask myself now why I had opted for an arranged marriage. How could a woman live with me for more than a decade if I had forced her into swapping partners."

Police commissioner Y.B. Khurania said the accused was arrested for not responding to the notice served on him under section 41 of CrPC.