Bhubaneswar: Khandagiri police have arrested one Prakash Khuntia of Sarkantara in connection with the alleged suicide of his wife Prabhavati. The woman died on May 29 allegedly by hanging herself in her in-laws house here at Sarkantara.
The family of the Prabhavati was informed about the tragedy, however, when they came from Tihidi in Bhadrak to Bhubaneswar, their daughter was already at the cremation ground.
Prabhavati’s mother, Madhavi Nayak has filed a complaint with Khandagiri police alleging dowry-related torture and death. The young woman had married barely a month back on April 28, and she allegedly committed suicide on May 29.
Police have arrested her husband in this connection and investigating further.
