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Shocking! Odia doctor brutally murdered in Delhi for 'molesting' dietician

Dr Sambit Mohanty, an Odia pathologist, was found dead in his Delhi home with a neck wound. Sunny Sharma, a dietician, confessed to the murder after alleging molestation.

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Shocking! Odia doctor brutally murdered in Delhi for 'molesting' dietician

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An Odia doctor residing in Delhi was found dead in his house with a deep cut wound on his neck, police said on Thursday. Police have detained a suspect, Sunny Sharma (23), a dietician by profession, they said.

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Police official sources said the deceased, Dr Sambit Mohanty hailed from Cuttack and was a Pathologist by profession.  DCP South Ankit Chauhand said that the police received a PCR call regarding a body lying in a house in South Delhi's Chattarpur Enclave area.

The victim, identified as Dr Sambit Mohanty from Odisha, had a deep cut wound on his neck and "blood was scattered on the floor, indicating a violent altercation", DCP added.

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During the investigation, police detained Sharma, who revealed that he had gone to deliver a diet subscription to Dr Mohanty's residence on Wednesday. While they were talking, Mohanty touched him inappropriately, Chauhan said.

Following this, Sharma strangled him and then attacked him with a knife and scissors from the victim's kitchen, and fled, he said. 

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Further investigation into the matter is underway, Chauhan added.

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