Minor girl’s body exhumed 22 months after death in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Dec 10, 2019 at 11:12 AM Updated On : Dec 10, 2019 at 11:20 AM

Phulbani: Incident of death of a minor girl in Odisha’s Kandhamal district took a dramatic turn as the body was exhumed from graveyard yesterday, around 22 months after her demise, as the parents of the deceased alleged that she was murdered by her brother-in-law.

According to reports, JS Celebrate of Kumbharkupa village, a +2 first year student, was found hanging inside her house on February 1, 2018. Family members had then conducted funeral and buried the body assuming that she committed suicide.

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Later, they suspected foul play and lodged a police complaint alleging that Smarjit Nayak, Celebrate’s brother-in-law, murdered her. Acting on the complaint, Kandhamal police registered a case and exhumed the body. It has been sent to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur for post-mortem.

On the other hand, the accused has been detained by police for questioning.