Police on Saturday arrested Rupesh Bhadra, husband of Haridaspur Sarpanch Madhusmita Bhadra, for his alleged complicity in the death of Village Level Worker (VLW) Smitarani Biswal at a guesthouse at Baligari under Dharmasala block in Jajpur district on October 16.
Jajpur SP Charan Singh Meena said prima facie evidence shows Rupesh’s involvement in abetment of the VLW’s suicide. “Smitarani and Rupesh were in a relationship. However, some disturbances erupted between them few days back which led to the death of Smitarani,” said the SP.
The postmortem report revealed that she died of asphyxia, informed Meena.
Earlier, the police had detained Rupesh and four others on Thursday for questioning in connection with the case. The VLW had gone to the guesthouse, owned by Rupesh, after disbursing pensions in Bhadanga village on October 16.
While Rupesh and his four friends were busy preparing meals, Smitarani had gone to the first floor of the guesthouse to freshen up. Later, she was found hanging with her chunri from a ceiling fan in the guesthouse.
The father of the deceased had filed a complaint with police over the death of his daughter alleging foul play.
