Imphal, June 11 2009: RK Jhalajit, who is in a bitter row with his separated wife Aruna and returned to Imphal yesterday to present himself before the State police so that he would not be declared an absconder, presented himself before the SSP of Imphal West today afternoon.

Earlier speaking to reporters yesterday, soon after his arrival from Pune, RK Jhalajit rubbished all the allegations levelled by his separated wife and gave his side of the story.

As reported earlier, Jhalajit said that before marriage, the couple knew each other for more than four years.

They got married on December 14, 2007, said Jhalajit and added that after the marriage they stayed at Pune.

The marriage took place at the insistence of Aruna, said Jhalajit and added that since she wanted a palatial house for themselves, she offered to help in the construction of the house.

Jhalajit said that he outrightly refused the offer for help, but at the insistence of Aruna, he agreed on the condition that it would be a matter between them and that he would return the amount spent on the house.

On many occasions too, Jhalajit said that he had proposed to resolve the matter and it was agreed at Pune that an amount of Rs 8,5 lakhs would be repaid by Jhalajit.

To the allegations levelled by Aruna that he was in touch with a girl named Victoria, Jhalajit said that this is totally baseless and concocted that countered that it was an attempt to hide her own infidelity.

Jhalajit elaborated that even after marriage, Aruna used to be in touch with one her former friends.

He also mentioned the dates and time as well as the SMS messages that Aruna shared with her former friend.

Not only Aruna, but her grand father and her uncle have been levelling baseless charges alleged Jhalajit.

Claiming that Aruna had levelled absurd charges against him, Jhalajit said that the accusations ranged from attempt to murder her with his service revolver, torture, dowry demand.

She even wrote to the GOC of Southern Command and Secretary in the Ministry of Defence cooking up all these charges and to terminate him from the Army, said Jhalajit.

That the Army sponsored his MBA course from IIM, Lucknow, Noida campus which he has completed is proof that the allegations of Aruna are baseless and concocted, said Jhalajit.

Aruna had also filed a criminal case against him, his mother, eldest sister and youngest sister under Domestic Violence Act, said Jhalajit and added that the case was dismissed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal on March 31, 2009 .

Jhalajit further said that he never wanted to disclose the family dispute to the media, but he has been compelled to do so by the circumstances and added that he would abide by the decision of the Govt.

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