Bhadrak: The body of a 24-year-old pregnant woman was found on the roadside in Odisha’s Bhadrak district Monday, police said.
The incident happened near Napanga village under Bhandaripokhari police limits, they said.
The woman’s father alleged that she was killed by her husband and his family.
“They used to torture my daughter physically and mentally. I have submitted a written complaint to the police,” he said.
The woman got married around a year back, police said, adding that this was her husband’s second marriage.
She went missing Sunday night, and the body was spotted on a roadside near the village Monday, police said.
There were some marks on the body, but the exact cause of the death will be known after the post-mortem examination, said Ajay Sudarsan Bage, the inspector-in-charge of Bhandaripokhari police station.
An investigation is underway, he said.
PTI
