Jajpur, Oct. 6 -- In a shameful incident, a woman of Odisha's Jajpur district sustained multiple injuries after she was allegedly beaten and branded with a hot iron by her in-laws in Bhadrak. While the assault took place two days back, it came to light after the victim's mother approached Mangalpur police in Dasarathpur block here on Sunday.

The woman, identified as Pranati Das (32) of Dihudi Sahi-Kanikapada, was found lying unconscious on the roadside near her maternal home and was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.

As per reports, Pranati had married one Jagabandhu Das of Kalyani village in Bhadrak's Dhamnagar in 2016. She had relocated to her in-laws' house after the wedding. However, her marital life was strained.

Her...