Berhampur: Disappointed and dejected with their son’s fraudulent activities, a couple allegedly attempted suicide here on Tuesday. While the woman succumbed to poisoning, her husband survived narrowly and is admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital (MCH).
The deceased has been identified as S Damayanti Dora of Goutami village under Berhampur Sadar police limits while her husband S Mukunda Dora is a retired Amin.
The neighbours and the relatives reached their house after they were being informed about the incident. But, by that time Damayanti breathed her last and Mukunda was lying in a serious condition. They immediately shifted Mukunda to Adapada Community Health Centre (CHC) and later to MKCG MCH.
The body of Damayanti was taken to the cremation ground by the relatives. On being informed, police reached the cremation ground, seized the woman’s half-burnt body and sent it for post-mortem.
The son S Lulu Kumar Dora had reportedly collected huge amount of money from various individuals, promising them jobs, and then disappeared from the village, police said. The people who had given money to the son were repeatedly visiting the house of the couple and pressuring them to ask their son to return the money.
The father, who is a pensioner, even repaid some amount of money to some of the duped persons. There used to be frequent altercations between them for the last few days. Thus, the couple was under serious stress.
The son S Lulu Kumar Dora however is missing and police have launched a manhunt to trace him. According to police sources, further details into the incident could be divulged after post-mortem of the body.
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