Police recovered the body of Hemkumari Sahu from her house in Kadomeri village under Beltukuri police station in Nuapada district.
Officers arrested her husband, Bhim Satnami and produced him in court.
Hemkumari married Bhim in 2022 through a court marriage, as they belonged to different castes. On March 23 night, villagers discovered her hanging inside the house. Police reached the spot and recovered the body.
Her parents filed a complaint alleging that she was murdered in a planned manner. They claimed that frequent quarrels between the couple led to her death. Police registered a case and began an investigation. Bhim was arrested and sent to judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected.
Meanwhile, villagers demanded the arrest of Bhim’s parents, Amar Singh Satnami and Vanabai Satnami. They alleged that the in-laws were also involved in the incident. On Saturday evening, family members and villagers gathered at the Beltukuri police station and pressed for immediate action against them.
Relatives, including Mohanlal Sahu, Sunei Sahu, Pradeep Sahu, Bodhram Sahu, Bhoj Harijan, Motilal Sahu, Lomas Das, Bairagi Narasingh Pande, Bijay Sahu, Nohanchand Sahu, Radheprakash Patel, Premanand Sahu, Gulap Sahu, and Santosh Sahu, joined the protest.
Police officials stated that the investigation is ongoing. Beltukuri IIC Dilip Sahu confirmed that further steps will be taken after the post-mortem report is received.
