A woman was attacked brutally with a sharp weapon on Sunday by her constable husband as she had failed to bring dowry. Police arrested the accused constable on the basis of an FIR against him. She was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital for treatment after locals rescued her in a critical condition from a village road, said police sources.
The victim Subhadra Jena was attacked by her husband Sumant Jena, who was an APR constable at Choudakulat police outpost under Pattamundai police station following a family feud erupted between the couple as Subhadra could not bring dowry demanded by Sumanta. later, she was thrown in a critical condition at a village road. Subhadra of Balisingh village under Pakhat gram panchayat in Patkura police station had married Sumant two years back.
Subhadra’s parents had provided dowry items and Rs 3 lakh in cash to Sumant’s family. But Sumant’s family was not satisfied with the dowry and asked her to bring Rs 4 lakh more. Subhadra is a mother of a male child. Meanwhile, some women activists met Subhadra at the hospital.