A body of a woman was found hanging in her house in Chintamanishwar’s Jena Colony under the Laxmisagar police station in the capital city on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as JK Milan from the Banki area in Cuttack district. She reportedly committed suicide after being unable to repay a loan taken from a Self-Help Group (SHG). It was alleged that there was immense pressure on her from the SHG to repay the loan in instalments.
Neighbours claimed that the woman was believed to have taken the extreme step due to mental stress caused by the debt burden.
A police team reached the spot after information about the incident. The body which was found hanging from the ceiling with a saree was recovered and sent for postmortem. Further investigation was in progress.