Family feud suspected behind incident
Mystery shrouded the death of an elderly woman, who died after falling off from her apartment at Jaydev Vihar under the Nayapalli police station on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as the mother of Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) Chief Accounts Officer Nalini Prusty.
Police recovered a handwritten note from the deceased’s residence, said city DCP Anup Sahu.
Though the actual reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained, the woman could have taken the drastic step due to an alleged family feud. The body has been sent for postmortem and a probe into this incident is underway, said police.
Notably, Nalini and her husband Bijay Ketan Sahu were earlier arrested by the Vigilance Directorate on August 31 for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate, to their known sources of income. After their bail petition was rejected both of them are now behind bars.