She was a minor girl aged 15 year when she left her family to marry the one she loved. But she was found dead at her in-laws’ house on Sunday, a month after her marriage, with her family members alleging it to be a case of murder.
The incident has been reported from Uparkhunta village under the Kaptipada police station in Mayurbhanj district.
The girl, a resident of Ranitala in Bhadrak district, had married her lover Rabi Khilar of Uparkhunta village. On Sunday, her family members were informed about her death. When they reached her in-law’s house, they found her body lying on the floor with deep injury marks in her head and chest.
The family later lodged a complaint with police alleging that the girl’s husband had been demanding Rs 1 lakh as dowry ever since her marriage.
Since they were not able to meet the demand, Rabi had been torturing her physically and mentally. Acting on the complaint, police detained the accused and are interrogating him in connection with the incident.
“We have sent the body for postmortem and investigation is underway,” said police.