India, April 26 -- In a major relief to Ollywood actor and former MP Anubhav Mohanty, a court in Odisha's Cuttack district has dismissed a domestic violence complaint filed against him by his former wife and actress Varsha Priyadarshini.

The court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Cuttack has also rejected Varsha's plea for maintenance and other reliefs.

The JMFC court held that allegations made by Varsha under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 were vague, contradictory and not backed by credible evidence.

According to the court, Varsha failed to establish any specific incident of domestic violence as defined under Section 3 of the Domestic Violence Act.

The court noted that Varsha had made allegation...