Lady panchayat samiti member dies by suicide

Sources said, Gitanjali’s husband along with few others rushed her to a hospital at Marsaghai where doctors declared her brought dead.

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KENDRAPARA: A tribal lady panchayat samiti member of Dumuka gram panchayat in Kendrapara district allegedly died by suicide on Friday night. Sources said, Gitanjali Pradhan (30) was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house.

Sources said, Gitanjali’s husband along with few others rushed her to a hospital at Marsaghai where doctors declared her brought dead. While police have seized the body, no suicide note was recovered from the spot.Gitanjali’s husband is a peon at the Kendrapara collector’s office.

“We are investigating the matter,” said Marsaghai IIC Jyoti Ranjan Samantray. Mahakalapada MLA and minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Kendrapara MLA Sashibhusan Behera, chairperson of Marsaghai block Madhusmita Samal and others mourned Gitanjali’s death.

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