From correspondents in Bihar, India, 08:02 PM IST

A man, who allegedly tortured his wife and has not been providing financial assistance to her, was arrested on the complaint of his daughter, who is a Bihar legislator.

Janta Dal (United) legislator Guddi Devi's father Radhey Shayam Singh was arrested in Sitamarhi district.

'Police arrested Singh after a complaint against him was filed by his daughter Guddi Devi,' a police officer said.

Guddi Devi, legislator from Runni Saidpur, had complained that her father was torturing her mother and had stopped providing financial assistance to her.

'I acted like a citizen, not as a daughter, to seek justice for my mother,' she said.

Guddi Devi's father had married two women and was currently living with his second, younger wife.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)