A charred body of a pregnant minor girl was found in a house in the Sabadega area under the Talsara police station in Sundargarh district on Tuesday.The deceased was living in the house with a married man, identified as Srikant Pradhan of Tungaripada, for the last six months.
Following the death of the girl, who was reportedly four months pregnant, Srikant absconded.Police have sent the body for postmortem while efforts were on to trace Srikant.
On the other hand, police have registered a murder case on the basis of an FIR lodged by the girl’s father, who alleged that his daughter was killed. The complainant further alleged that Srikant had impregnated the girl.