Keonjhar: A married woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Karadangi village under Telkoi police limits in Odisha's Keonjhar district today.

Though the husband of the deceased woman, identified as Jhunu Mohanty, said she hanged herself to death, her parents have alleged that she was murdered.

As per the woman's husband Harischandra Mohanty, she committed suicide by hanging herself when he was not present in the house. On reaching house, he found the body in a hanging state and recovered it with the help of neighbours.

After arriving at the spot this morning, the kin of the woman alleged that it was an incident of murder not suicide. Police have started investigation into the matter.