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Pregnant Odisha Woman Dies, Husband Detained Over Murder Claim
A five-month pregnant woman, Parbati Naik, died near Adakata Chhak in Odisha’s Nayagarh district on Thursday. Police detained her husband, Ullas Naik, after her father alleged that he killed her following an…
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A five-month pregnant woman, Parbati Naik, died near Adakata Chhak in Odisha’s Nayagarh district on Thursday. Police detained her husband, Ullas Naik, after her father alleged that he killed her following an argument during their journey. The husband denied the allegation and said Parbati fell from their motorcycle, suffered head injuries and was declared dead at Daspalla hospital.
Parbati had been staying with her parents after frequent disputes with Ullas. The families had discussed the matter before the couple set out for his village, relatives said. Police seized the body for a post-mortem examination. Investigators said forensic evidence, the post-mortem report and other findings will establish whether the death resulted from an assault or a road accident.
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The easy narratives are already forming: that a domestic dispute proves murder, or that a fall settles the matter. Neither claim is established. The father’s allegation and the husband’s account conflict, while the couple’s reported history of disputes makes a careful investigation necessary. The post-mortem findings, injury pattern and any evidence from the crash site should decide the case, not competing family accounts. Will those findings support an accident, or show injuries inconsistent with one?
Source: odishatv.in
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