Woman stabbed to death by roommate in Odisha capital

Bhubaneswar: A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by another woman, who is said to be the former’s roommate, in Old Town area here this morning.

The incident took place at Lane-5 of Gouri Nagar under Lingaraj police limits in Bhubaneswar.

The deceased was identified as Alka. The police detained the accused woman identified as Anita for interrogation.

According to reports, the two women were staying together for years in a rented house at Gouri Nagar area in the Bhubaneswar.

The house owner informed the Lingaraj police after finding Alka in a pool of blood at the house.

The prima facie report suggested that Anita stabbed Alka to death with a knife out of anger. However, the cause behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.