Banki (Cuttack): A 25-year-old woman was allegedly murdered for dowry by her husband’s family at Kainmundi village in Cuttack’s Banki area on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Babina Dhara of Phategarh village of Banki.
The incident came to light after Babina’s uncle Pradeep Dalei reported to the police on Wednesday morning that his niece was beaten to death over a dowry issue.
Later, the police reached the spot and sent the body for a post-mortem. On the basis of an FIR lodged by the family of the deceased, Banki police have registered a case (155/21) and started interrogating Babina’s in-laws.
Meanwhile, police detained Bebina’s husband Prakash Dhara and further investigations are underway.