Cuttack: The autopsy report of TV actor Laxmipriya Behera also popularly known as Nikita has confirmed that she died due to internal and external injuries on her body, caused after falling from a height, police said.
“We have received the post-mortem report of the deceased. It corroborates our findings that the death of the woman was due to injuries caused after falling from a height,” Cuttack city DCP, Akhileswar Singh, said, Thursday.
The 28-year-old woman had died Friday last after falling from the terrace of her parent’s house at Mahanadi Vihar here under the jurisdiction of Chauliaganj police station. She had toppled over from the rooftop after a scuffle with her estranged husband Lipan Sahu, the police informed.
Lipan had been arrested Tuesday, while notices have been issued to his parents, who are also facing domestic violence charges, to appear before the police. “Lipan Sahu’s parents are not at their Gopalpur residence and their whereabouts are not known,” the DCP stated.
After her marriage in November 2016, Nikita had moved out of her in-laws house and was staying in Bhubaneswar with her husband since August 2017.
Nikita gained popularity after her roles in Odia movies like ‘Chori, Chori Mana Chori’ and ‘Smile Please’. She was also the lead actress of hit television sitcom ‘Tapasya’.
PNN & Agencies
