Jajpur: The body of a youth was found hanging inside a house at Berunupur village under Korei police limits in Jajpur district Friday.
The deceased was identified as Ranjan Parida. His wife and elder brother alleged that he was murdered by his father and two siblings.
“They killed him and tried to the give the crime a colour of suicide,” Ranjan’s elder brother Muralidhar Parida said.
On the other hand, Ranjan’s father has refuted the allegations and said that his deceased son used to fight with other family members in inebriated state.
“How can I kill my son? Earlier he had an altercation with family members in an inebriated state, but somehow we had controlled him,” Ranjan’s father, Nabaghana Parida said.
Following a complaint by Ranjan’s wife, the police launched an investigation.
“We reached the spot after getting information about the alleged suicide. We are waiting for the post-mortem report to take further action,” ASI Salil Kumar Mallick said.
PNN