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Newly married woman beaten to death over dowry in Puri

Puri: A newly married woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband under Baliapanda police limits in Puri today. According to reports, the deceased identified as Sarmistha was admitted to the District Headquarters hospital in a critical condition on Saturday where doctors declared her dead. Later, Sarmistha’s family members lodged a police complaint alleging […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Woman burnt alive by in-laws for dowry, 4 detained

Kendrapara: A woman died after being set on fire allegedly by her in-laws for dowry at Balisuan village under Marsaghai police limits in the district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Bharati Swain. As per sources, Bharati’s mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law poured kerosene on her after tying her hands and legs. Husband of […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Woman dies under mysterious circumstances; family alleges murder over dowry

Khurda: Tension prevailed at Thanapalli village under Bolgarh police limits after a woman died under mysterious circumstances Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Binati Behera. According to reports, Binati was rushed to the hospital by her husband Kalia after she fell sick yesterday. However, the doctors there declared her brought dead. “We were […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Man kills wife over dowry in Sundergarh, detained

Sundergarh: Close on the heels of dowry death case in Khurda, another woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband at Dulinga village under Hemgir police limits in Sundergarh district on Saturday evening. The matter came to the fore after the family members of the deceased woman, Liza Bhoi lodged a complaint at the […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Dowry death in Khurda: 1 accused arrested

Khurda: A day after a woman from Khurda district succumbed to burn injuries, police today arrested her husband, who along with his parents had allegedly set her on fire for dowry. Debasish, the husband of deceased Chandrakanti had been on the run along with his parents since the matter came to fore, said sources. However, […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Mother of two set on fire for dowry in Odisha, dies

Khurda: The idea of a progressive society is still farfetched till incidents like this drag us back with their regressive fangs. Not very far from one of the smartest cities of the world Bhubaneswar, a woman was burnt alive on Tuesday by her in-laws at Dingara village in Khurda district of Odisha over dowry. The […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Woman's body found hanging, family alleges foul play

Jajpur: Tension prevailed after body of a woman was recovered under mysterious circumstances from her house in Chorda Digisahi area under Jajpur Road police limits in Jajpur district on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Archana Kumari (25). Archana’s husband Pankaj Kumar, who works as a assistant manager at Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Woman killed over dowry, parents blame in-laws

Cuttack: A woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws for dowry at Paikerapur village under Gurudijhatia tehsil of Cuttack district on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Puja from Jenapur village under Khuntuni police limits here, was married to Bhikari Rout for two-and-half years. As per the allegation of the woman’s family, she was being tortured […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
Dowry death: Woman's body fished from river, parents allege murder

Kendrapara: In a suspected case of dowry death, police today recovered the body of a woman from Kharasrota River near Chunabandha village under Aul police limits of the district. The deceased has been identified as Gouri Behera from Bharigada village in Rajkanika. Gouri’s family has  registered a case at Rajkanika police station alleging that their […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Woman killed by in-laws for dowry in Balasore

Balasore: In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws for dowry in Tundapada village under Soro block of the district here on Thursday. As per reports, the deceased, identified as Manini, was being tortured by her in-laws since her marriage to one Laxmidhar Nath. She was admitted to the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Woman's body found hanging, family alleges murder over dowry

Bhubaneswar: The body of a married woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her room at Ashutosh Nagar near Kesura in the capital city on Tuesday. Family members of the woman have alleged that she was being tortured and was later killed by her husband and in-laws over dowry. “After getting a phone call […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Newly-married woman found dead in Jharsuguda; dowry killing alleged

Jharsuguda: A newly married woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her rented house at Jhanda Chhak under Jharusuguda Police limits today. According to sources, the deceased, identified as Adiyta Aishwarya, daughter of Sidharth Sahoo of Bargarh’s Mohantypada was married to Aditya Sahoo of Rourkela three months ago. However, Aishwarya’s family alleged that she […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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'Newly-wed woman hammered to death by in-laws in Ganjam'

Ganjam: A newly married woman was bludgeoned to death with a hammer allegedly by her in-laws over dowry demand at Gobindapur village under Sheragada police limits in the district today. As per reports, deceased Pinky Swain (24) of Gobindapur village had tied the knot with one Firoj Swain of her village two years back with […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Newly-wed woman succumbs to 'dowry torture' in Kalahandi

Kalahandi: Barely three months after her marriage, a woman hailing from Baragaon village, was found hanging at her in-laws’ place in Karalasodaon Saturday. Though prima facie it looked like a case of suicide, a complaint has been lodged by the woman’s family alleging that she has been murdered by her in-laws. The deceased, identified as […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Woman found dead with throat slit in Jajpur; foul play by in-laws suspected

Jajpur: A 27-year-old-woman was found dead with her throat slit near her house at Gunduripada village under Binjharpur Police limits of Jajpur district today. The deceased has been identified as Reeta, wife of Digambar Dalai. After Reeta’s body was found lying in a pool of blood near her house, her father Damodar Dalai filed a […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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