Aradi: A woman was allegedly murdered by her in-laws for dowry at Doharapatana under Dhusuri police limits in Bhadrak district. The deceased was identified as Archana Palei.
Archana’s mother Annapurna Barik filed a complaint with the police, alleging that in-laws of her daughter killed her for dowry and a smart phone. Police registered a case of murder and detained Archana’s husband Prakash.
Archana, daughter of late Sanjib Barik of Dakhinabada, was married to Prakash in July 2017. The groom’s side demanded fresh dowry and a smart phone. For this reason, Archana was subjected to torture by her in-laws.
Her mother Tuesday got a call from her daughter’s in-laws that Archana had loose motion. By the time Annapurna reached the district headquarters hospital to see her daughter, the latter was dead.
During post-mortem, the police came to know that the body had injury marks on neck and ears.
However, her in-laws claimed that Archana had died from loose motion.