India, June 7 -- Fresh allegations have emerged in the death of a medical student whose body was recovered from the Kathajodi River near Trisulia Bridge in Odisha's Cuttack, with her family claiming that her boyfriend had begun distancing himself from her because of her complexion and his involvement with another woman.The deceased, Chandrika Bhanjabala Hembram (29), was a third-year MBBS student at Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital in Balasore and hailed from Raidandia village in Mayurbhanj district.

According to her family, Chandrika had been in a long-term relationship with Bhimsen Prasad Tudu, and the couple had planned to marry in 2027. However, the relationship soured after Bhimsen developed a close relationship with another...