Cuttack: A woman was found dead with her throat slit in her house at Potapokhari of Gandhipalli locality in Odisha’s Cuttack city on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Priyatama Dalei.
It is being alleged that her neighbour, Santosh Kumar Sinha, attacked her with a paniki (traditional vegetable cutter) over a dispute and then fled.
“There was a dispute between the neighbours over a fence between the two houses. Santosh had recently threatened the woman with dire consequences. The matter took a violent turn today when the accused in a fit of rage attacked her with a paniki, leaving her critically injured. Though she was rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital, doctors there declared dead,” ACP, Zone-I, Cuttack, Arun Kumar Swain told the media.
The ACP added that the woman was alone at home when the incident took place. “We have formed a team to trace and apprehend the accused,” he added.
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