Odisha: Young woman found dead in house; family member’s hand suspected

Nayagarh: A 26-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her house at Bijaynagar village under Gania police limits in Nayagarh district this morning.

The deceased has been identified as Mamata Rout.

As per reports Mamata had her dinner and went to sleep as usual last night. This morning, she was found dead with multiple injuries in her head. Her father Prahllad Rout later lodged a complaint at Gania police station alleging that some miscreants have hacked her to death.

Though the exact reason behind the young woman’s death is yet to be ascertained, involvement of her family members is suspected in the incident.

Preliminary investigation reveals that Mamata was in a love relationship with a youth but her family members were against it. Hence, it is suspected that the family members might have killed the woman with sharp weapons.

On receiving information, a police team led by Gania police station OIC Jayprakash Parida reached the spot and initiated an inquiry in this connection.