Berhampur, Odisha:

A woman allegedly killed her two-year-old daughter and then hanged herself to death in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Thursday, police said.

The bodies were recovered from their residence in Baragaon under the Polasara Police Station limits and sent for post-mortem examinations, a senior officer said.

The deceased were identified as Manika Gouda (28) and her daughter Ankita.

Bhikari Gouda, the husband of the woman, was not in the house when she allegedly killed her daughter and ended her life.

After returning to the home, the man found his wife’s body hanging from the ceiling and his daughter lying on the floor.

The exact cause of the death is yet to be ascertained, the police office said.

The family members of the deceased woman alleged that she was killed by her husband for dowry.

“We have started an investigation. The husband of the deceased was detained for interrogation,” the officer added.

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Baripada:

Two police personnel of Jamda in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district were arrested by officers of the same police station in connection with two rape cases. The arrested are an assistant sub-inspector of police and a home guard, said Minati Naik, the officer in-charge, Jamda police station.

The ASI was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl who worked as a domestic help in his house. The home guard was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a minor girl from Jharkhand, she said.

Both of them were arrested under POCSO and forwarded the two men to the court dealing with cases related to the act.

Ms Naik said the ASI engaged the minor girl to take care of his three children after the death of his wife. The minor girl’s aunt recently filed a complaint at the Jamda police station alleging that he had developed sexual relations with the girl promising to marry her.

The police arrested the ASI after recording the victim’s statement. A medical examination of the accused was conducted.

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