JAJPUR: The body of a youth was found hanging under mysterious circumstances in the house of a 21-year-old married woman, with whom he was reportedly in love, at Mainda village under Binjharpur police limits here on Friday.
Police identified the deceased as Ashok Das (21), a resident of Gangeswar Deuli village in Salipur of Cuttack district.
According to reports, the woman, a native of Mainda, had married a man of Gangeswar Deuli last month. After her marriage, she reportedly developed a relationship with Ashok. A couple of days back, the woman had come to her parents’ place at Mainda for a short stay. On Thursday, Ashok reached the village to meet her.
However, the woman’s family members allegedly detained Ashok and informed his parents about the incident over phone last night. The youth’s father immediately went to Mainda and negotiated with the woman’s family to release his son.
Sources said the woman’s family members reportedly sought Rs 5 lakh in cash to arrange her remarriage with Ashok. They allegedly kept Ashok confined to a room and allowed his father to return to his native place to arrange the money.
When the youth’s father returned with the money on Friday morning, he found his son hanging in a room of the woman’s house. Subsequently, he reached Binjharpur police station and filed a complaint alleging that his son was killed by the woman’s family members.
Binjharpur police rushed to the spot and seized Ashok’s body for postmortem. A case was also registered in connection with the incident.
Police said the woman and her family members have fled Mainda village after the incident. Jajpur Town SDPO PK Majhi said the exact cause of the youth’s death will be ascertained after the autopsy report arrives. Efforts are underway to nab the accused who are on the run.