Lady journalist death case: Police to send arrested husband’s mobile phone to Forensic dept

A couple of days after lady journalist Madhumita Parida was found dead on railway tracks in the Bapuji Nagar area of Bhubaneswar, an Indian Air Force official on Saturday collected information about the deceased’s husband Sridhar Jena from police.

Jena has been engaged with the Indian Air Force and he was arrested under the new sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in connection with the case.

Madhumita’s family members have alleged that she has committed suicide as Jena had illicit relationships with other girls. Based on the allegation of the family members, Jena was arrested.

As per sources, police will send Jena’s mobile phone to the Forensic Department to trace its call and chat history which will help in the further investigation of the case.

“Based on the evidence, we will take forward the investigation. We have questioned some persons in connection with the case. If required some other persons will be questioned as part of the investigation process,” said Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh.

Notably, the family members of Madhumita, who worked for a web channel, have further alleged that she had attempted suicide some days back. There was some dispute between Madhumita and her husband but the matter was resolved and she went to her husband’s house a day before her body was found on Wednesday.

A purported video recorded by the victim reportedly before her death has gone viral on social media platforms.