Court had ordered AI employee to pay Rs 60,000 monthly maintenance to first wife after he married again without divorcing her
Court had ordered AI employee to pay Rs 60,000 monthly maintenance to first wife after he married again without divorcing her
A lie has strained Milind Bhawar's (45) relations with two women in his life and hampered his reputation as deputy chief engineer with Air India.
Bhawar married Keshar Kamble (34) in 2007, but concealed the fact that he was already married to Krupali.
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When Krupali got to know of her husband's misdeeds, she filed a case against him at the Thane court in May.
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The court ordered Bhawar to pay Rs 60,000 as monthly maintenance (Rs 7.2 lakh annually) to Krupali since they were not divorced when he married Keshar.
Now, Keshar too has filed a case against the Air India employee, who earns around Rs 18 lakh per annum.
"He told me he was unmarried and reiterated the same before the marriage registrar," said Keshar, whose first husband, Vishwanath died in 2007.
Close Relations
She added, "After my husband's death, I married Bhawar since he was close to our family.
He would often visit our home and even express interest in marrying me. He was aware that I was a widow, but did not ever disclose that he was married."
Keshar lives with her daughter Ashwini at Shivaji Park.
The police have registered a non-cognisable complaint under Section 494 (marrying again during the lifetime of husband or wife) against Bhawar.
DCP Milind Bhambre said, "A complaint of bigamy has been registered against Bhawar. We have asked permission from the court to investigate the matter further."
Strangely, Bhawar has now gone back to his first wife and lives with her in Thane. He does not have to pay the Rs 60,000 monthly maintenance now.
"I don't want to comment on the matter. I don't even want to disclose whether I filed a case against Bhawar or not.
He stays with us now," Krupali told MiD DAY. Despite repeated attempts, Bhawar was not available for comment.
Employer speak
An Air India spokesperson said, "We are not aware of any such developments. We will take necessary action against the employee if the judiciary or police instruct us to."
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