A school teacher in Bargarh district committed suicide
on Tuesday fearing arrest over his alleged involvement in killing his
girlfriend.
The deceased was identified as Gananath Mirdha of Gouratikra
village under the Attabira police station. He was working at a school
in Tejanga village in Barpali block of the district. He had an affair
with 29-year-old Andhari Deep of the village for the last couple of
years. The body of the girl was found under the Ranijora bridge in the
area on May 8. Investigations by police revealed that it was a murder
case.
Earlier, a heated exchange of words had occurred between Gananath
and Andhari as she came to know that the former’s marriage was
fixed with another girl.
Losing his cool, Gananath had allegedly killed his girlfriend.
Apprehending arrest in the case, he took the extreme step of ending
his life by slitting his wrist and hanging himself at a rented house
located at Dunguripali in Subarnapur district.
Police have sent the body for postmortem and started an investigation
into the incident.