A couple detained for trying to bury an 80 year old woman alive

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A couple detained for trying to bury an 80 year old woman alive

April 04

19:24 2022

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By Akshya Rout

Jajpur, April 4 : A couple was detained on Monday by the police allegedly for trying to bury a 78 year old woman alive on Sunday in Jajpur district.

Such a shocking incident has occurred at Duttapur village under Mangalpur police station . A video of the incident has gone viral on social media for which the police launched an investigation. Our preliminary investigation points to a dispute over family property.

The victim woman Sakhi Behera suffered serious injuries after her son Raghunath Behera and daughter-in- law Madhusmita Behera assaulted her and tried to bury her in bricks in the house . The victim woman is now undergoing treatment in the Community Health Center at Mangalpur.

We filed a case under sections- 457 294(Obscene acts) 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) , 341 ( Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (Common intention) of IPC against both the son and daughter-in- law of the victim woman . We are investigating the case”, said Inamul Haque, the IIC of Mangalpur police station.