Odisha Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Wife, Passing Off Death As Suicide In Kendrapara
Kendrapara, Sep 30: A 38-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his wife and attempting to pass off the crime as a suicide in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said. The accused, identified as Dharmendra Rout of Garjanapur village under Rajnagar police station limits, was arrested for allegedly killing his 34-year-old wife, Sujata Rout, the police said. Father alleges…
On September 30, a man named Dharmendra Rout, aged 38, was apprehended in Kendrapara district, Odisha, for the alleged murder of his wife, Sujata Rout, and the subsequent fabrication of the incident as a suicide, according to police reports. The victim's father, Haldhar Pradhan, lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that his daughter had endured continuous harassment and torture from her husband over dowry demands since their marriage in 2017, stated a police officer.
The accused was arrested on Wednesday morning after allegedly strangling Sujata with a ceiling fan and making her body appear as if she had committed suicide, with multiple injury marks on the body suggesting foul play. Dharmendra was presented before the Rajnagar court, where his bail plea was rejected, and he was remanded to judicial custody for further investigation into the case.
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