The fight between two sisters over a small issue claimed the life of one of them at Baro village in the district on Sunday. The deceased was identified Monalisa.
She was an ardent learner of classical music and studying in Kasinath Mohavidyalaya at Kaipada in Jajpur district.
Sources said Monalisa and her younger sister were learning classical music at Bhabagrahi Kala Niketan here. Both were supposed to go to Cuttack with their teacher at around 11 am on the day.
However, the duo started bickering over clothes. In a fit of rage, Monalisa attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of the house.
She was immediately rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and later shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, where doctors declared her brought dead.
Monalisa had performed during Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to the district on December 8.