A middle-aged woman, Lalita Sethy, a resident of Kulakaijanga village under Biridi block, committed suicide at her residence on Wednesday, after she failed to repay a loan she owed to a private financial company here.
The deceased’s husband Suryakanta Sethy lodged an FIR in Biridi police station stating that the financial company was mounting pressure on Lalita to clear the loan. “She was undergoing mental stress over last week and finally consumed poison on Tuesday night,” alleged Suryakanta.
Police rushed to Lalita’s house, seized the body and sent it for post mortem after registering an unnatural death case on Wednesday.