Sundaragada/Kendrapada: Two women, one of them married, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in separate incidents in Odisha on Wednesday.
The incidents, which took place in Sundaragada and Kendrapada district, sparked suspicion and prompted detailed investigation by the police.
In Sundaraga, a young woman was found hanging inside a rented house in Dengibhadi area of the district. The deceased, identified as Pushpa Khadia, hailed from the Kantamal area of Jharsuguda district.
According to information, Pushpa had been staying with her boyfriend in the rented house under Sundaragada Town Police Station limits.
A possible dispute between Pushpa and her boyfriend is suspected to have occurred before the incident. While a dispute between the two is being cited as a possible reason behind the suspected suicide, Pushpa’s family alleged that she was murdered. They have questioned the sequence of events leading to the discovery of her body and suspect the involvement of her boyfriend.
Meanwhile, the woman’s boyfriend has reportedly been untraceable since the incident, adding to the questions surrounding the circumstances of her death.
On being informed, police visited the site and launched an investigation. Officials are examining all possible angles to determine whether Pushpa died by suicide or was killed. Efforts are on to track the absconding male friend.
In another incident, a woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Aali area of Kendrapada district with her family alleging that she was murdered for dowry.
The woman’s family has alleged that her husband and in-laws were jointly involved in her murder, suspecting that his alleged extramarital affair was the motive behind the crime
According to the complaint lodged by the woman’s family, her husband, Satyabrata Biswal, who works and stays in Hyderabad, was involved in an extramarital relationship with another woman there. The family claims that this relationship had led to marital discord and Satyabrata subjected his wife to repeated physical and mental harassment. The victim’s family further alleged that her husband and in-laws had hatched a premeditated plan and murdered her the previous day.
Following a formal complaint at Aali police station, police recovered the woman’s body and has taken the accused husband into custody for questioning as part of the investigation.
Members of the man’s family have denied the allegations levelled against them, while police have launched a thorough investigation to ascertain the circumstance that led to the woman’s death.
