The Remuna police arrested a man for allegedly killing his second wife for not fulfilling his dowry demand. Following the incident, a mob ransacked the house of the accused and looted his household items at Patripal village under Kantabania gram panchayat in Remuna block on Wednesday evening.
Victim Bharati Parida (22), the second wife of Srikant Parida (37) was found hanging in her matrimonial house on Wednesday afternoon. The father of the victim, Gadadhar Jena alleged that his daughter was killed by her husband for not fulfilling his dowry demand.
The accused, however, subsequently was nabbed by the police. The villagers alleged that his first wife too died under similar circumstances. The irate mob blocked the road by burning tyres for sometime forcing the local tehsildar and Remuna police station IIC to rush to the spot. Meanwhile, Srikant stated that his wife committed suicide while the victim’s father alleged that she was killed by strangulation.