Villagers conduct woman’s funeral before in-law’s house

BALASORE: In a display of collective anger, residents of a Balasore village cremated the body of a 24-year-old woman – allegedly murdered by her husband – in front of the in-law’s house on Friday. The incident took place in Haripur village of Bhograi block.

According to police, on Thursday, 30-year-old Ramakrushna Mahana allegedly killed his wife Sasmita and then hung her body from a ceiling fan to make it look like a suicide. All this happened in absence of his parents at home.

Ramakrushna then called his neighbours who rushed to spot and saw the woman hanging from a ceiling fan in a room. They immediately informed the police.