Bhubaneswar, April 14 -- A tense situation emerged in Nabarangpur district, where the body of an elderly woman remained at home for over 21 hours due to a dispute over religious conversion. The incident has occurred in Dumurimunda under Raighar police limits, highlighting the persistence of caste and religious divisions even in modern times, sources said on Tuesday.

The deceased woman, identified as Raimati Gond, had allegedly converted from Hinduism to another religion a few years ago. Following her death, her family sought to perform the last rites in the village cremation ground. However, local villagers objected, stating that since the family had changed their religion, they should not be allowed to use the Hindu cremation groun...