3 women found dead in Odisha, police suspect suicide pact

Three women were found dead in Nabarangpur district of Odisha on Saturday evening, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide pact.

Updated on: Apr 11, 2022, 06:24:56 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar

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In a case of suspected suicide pact, three women were found dead in Nabarangpur district of Odisha on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday.

The incident came to light when the deceased’s family found their bodies in the forest on Saturday evening. The families claimed that the trio had gone to the forest together and when they did not return home till 9.30 pm, they began a search for them, police said.

According to a police official privy to the development, the deceased were close friends and two of them were tribals.

“The bodies have been sent for autopsy and we are awaiting the reports. As per the inquest proceedings, suicide is strongly suspected. Three cases of unnatural deaths have been registered under the Indian Penal Code,” Nabarangpur superintendent of police (SP) Smith Parmar said.

One of the deceased was separated from her husband and was staying with her parents. The other two were unmarried, police said. A police official claimed that while the Aadhaar cards of two of the deceased suggested they were minors, their school documents showed otherwise.

“The kin of the deceased are not revealing much. Hopefully, we will gather more information on the reason behind the alleged suicide by Monday,” inspector Naresh Kumar Pradhan said.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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