Salepur: A man committed suicide at Naiguan village under Mahanga block of Cuttack district after police allegedly dragged his name into a kidnapping case and harassed him.
Kalakar Sahu hanged himself to a tree at a farmland near his house. Sahu's family members alleged that he took the extreme step after being mentally and physically harassed by police in connection with the abduction case of a minor girl.
The abducted girl and the deceased's daughter were friends. The abducted girl had once used the deceased's daughter mobile. As the SIM card of the mobile was registered in the deceased's name, the police repeatedly summoned him and his daughter for questioning in the case.
Sahu was not involved in the abduction and took his own life due to humiliation by the police, alleged a family member of the deceased.
Tension erupted in the village following the death of the man. The family members along with fellow villagers blocked Mahanga-Katikata road at Naiguan Chhak by keeping the body and demanded immediate compensation for the family.
The agitation was called off after the officials of Bhadreswar police outpost assured compensation for the deceased's family.
Meanwhile, the police managed to rescue the abducted girl.
(Edited By Suryakant Jena)