Bhubaneswar: The mother-in-law of the newly-wed nurse who died mysteriously in Kalinga Vihar area of Bhubaneswar on Monday night was arrested by Tamando Police on Wednesday while the deceased’s husband and father-in-law are absconding.
Reportedly, the deceased identified as Sushree Sangita of Niali had married Prabin Kumar of Cuttack around 1.5 years back. She was working as a nurse and staying with her in-laws in Bhubaneswar.
Her parents said that they received a call from her mother-in-law on Monday night stating that Sangita had fallen unconscious. When her parents reached Bhubaneswar, she had been admitted to AIIMS where she was declared dead.
While Sangita’s in-laws claimed that she committed suicide by hanging herself, her parents alleged that she has been murdered. They said that Sangita was repeatedly tortured by her in-laws. They had lodged a complaint in this regard.
