Dharmananda : “Odisha Man Killed for Obscene Comments on Women in Dhenkanal”

Dhenkanal: A man was killed for allegedly making obscene comments about women in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district.

The deceased was identified as Dharmananda Dehury of Kandar village. The alleged murder incident occurred on Friday night. The officials arrested the accused, identified as Sridhar Dehury on Saturday.

Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Kamakhyanagar, Prabha Tripathy said that under the influence of alcohol, Dharmananda went to Sridhar’s house on Friday evening and allegedly passed obscene comments to the women members of the latter’s family.

Following this incident, when Sridhar learned about the comments, he confronted Dharmananda. After a heated argument between the two men, Sridhar grabbed an axe and struck Dharmananda on the neck, resulting in his immediate death.

SDPO Kamakhyanagar stated, “Upon receiving the information, we rushed to the scene and discovered that Dharmananda had been murdered. We promptly apprehended Sridhar at his residence and brought him to the police station.”

The police have initiated a murder investigation, and further inquiries are ongoing. (With PTI inputs)