Bhubaneswar: A 35-year-old woman was killed by unknown miscreants at Gothapatna under Chandaka police limits on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar late Monday night, police said Tuesday.
The deceased identified as Sasmita Behera was staying at Krishnapuri colony in the city.
“Both the deceased and her husband used to run a roadside eatery at the place. The husband had gone to fetch water from a nearby tap when some assailants assaulted the wife leading to her death. The reasons behind the fatal assault are yet to be established. But, the circumstances suggest that she has been assaulted over some previous enmity,” said Prakash Chandra Pal, Additional DCP.
A case (350/23) has been registered in this regard on the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim’s brother. Sources in the police claimed that the victim had been attacked by a long sharp weapon that almost pierced her.
Two other suspected death incidents were reported at different places in the Airfield police station area Monday.
The family members of a married woman accused her husband and in-laws of killing her over a dowry-related dispute while the father of a 27-year-old girl levelled murder charges against her live-in partner.
Police have reportedly detained both the husband and the lover of the deceased women after registering two separate cases.
IANS