Manorama Rout (30), wife of Manoj Kumar Rout, of Jhinkiria village in Kurunti panchayat under Rajnagar police limits was allegedly killed on Monday by her in-laws and later was hanged to give an impression of suicide.
Rajnagar police station IIC Bijay Kumar Mallick said the deceased woman’s brother, Pusparanjan Rout, a resident of Kanpur village, lodged an FIR alleging that his sister was killed by her mother-in-law, Saila Rout, husband, Manoj Kumar Rout, sister-in-law with the help of some fellow villagers for dowry. He alleged that after Manorama’s death, the accused persons allegedly hanged her using a rope.
On Monday, Rajagar police rushed to the spot and seized the body and sent it for autopsy to hospital. A case under Sections 498(a), 304(b), 302, 34 IPC and 4 of Dowry Prevention Act was registered. None was arrested in this connection as the accused have fled the village. Manorama was mother of two children.