BHUBANESWAR: Khandagiri police, here, on Tuesday arrested a software engineer for allegedly killing his wife for dowry. The accused was identified as Prakash Khuntia (34), who got married to Prabhabati Nayak (30) on April 28.
Nayak, who was an MBA graduate, was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her room at her husband’s home in Sarakantara area on Sunday, on the eve of Sabitri Brata, which is observed by women wishing for a long life of their spouses. While Khuntia and his family claimed that Nayak committed suicide, her parents alleged she was murdered.
