A woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws over dowry demand at Podamari village under the Patapur police station in Ganjam district late on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Prabhasini Sahu. Her father Radhakrushna Sahu has lodged a complaint with police that his daughter was murdered by her in-laws over dowry demand.
In his complaint, Sahu said he was informed by Prabhasini’s in-laws that she has been admitted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital in the evening due to illness.
However, on reaching the hospital, he was told that his daughter was declared dead by the doctors.
A probe has begun into the incident. Police said the reason behind the woman’s death can be ascertained only after postmortem.