Bhubaneswar: Police recovered the body of a lady doctor from her rented house at Shree Vihar here Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Manaswini Barik, a native of Melchhamunda of Bargarh district. She was working in the ICU unit of a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, police said.
Manaswini had rented the house at Shree Vihar in Patia area under Chandrasekharpur police limits. The victim’s bother said that he called her on the phone. However, no one picked up or returned his call. He also contacted her colleagues at the hospital. They went to her house to check up on her. However, they found the room locked from the inside and informed the police.
Police reached the spot and recovered her body by breaking the door open. The body was later taken to the hospital where the doctors declared her “brought dead”. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Barik’s father said that her husband is a doctor and is currently working in a hospital in Bangkok. However, the couple had filed for a divorce last year. He stressed that his daughter was never upset. “She was a strong-willed girl and always remained in high spirits. She can never commit suicide. This is a well-planned murder. The truth will be unraveled during the investigation,” he said.
Further investigation into the matter is on, police said.