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A case of dowry-related violence surfaced from Gangadhar Prasad village in Dhenkanal district on Sunday. A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and in-laws. Police have begun an investigation, detaining the man for questioning.
According to police sources, in a disturbing incident from the village under Dhenkanal Sadar police limits, the 25-year-old woman named Puja Patra was allegedly murdered by her husband over dowry demands. The woman had married around seven years ago to Rashmit Patra, an auto-rickshaw driver.
As per an FIR lodged by the victim's parental family, Puja was subjected to regular physical abuse a...