India, May 6 -- Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik has written to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the brutal murder of a pregnant woman in Ganjam district's Hinjili area, urging immediate police action and support for the deceased's three-year-old daughter, who witnessed the crime.State Policy Updates

Discover more Politics Odisha Tourism Guide POLITICS In his letter, Patnaik described the incident as a "heinous crime" that has "shocked the conscience of Odisha." Referring to reports and circulating video footage, he said the pregnant woman was allegedly murdered in front of her child by the brother of her partner.

The victim had been staging a dharna in front of her partner's house at Kharida villag...