The BSP MP Dhananjay Singh had filed divorce papers in a district court in Delhi in June this year on grounds of his wife's mental condition, a police officer said.

Jagriti was arrested for torturing her maid Rakhi Bhadra, 35, to death and torturing another servant Rampal, 17, while Dhananjay, who represents Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested  for destroying evidence and violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.