Couple held as daughter dies by suicide

BERHAMPUR: Sadar police on Wednesday arrested a couple for allegedly abetting the suicide of their daughter.

Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said the 20-year-old girl of Kukudahandi village set herself ablaze on October 7 and was rushed to MKCG medical college and hospital. In her statement to police recorded in presence of a doctor before her death, the girl stated her father and step-mother used to tortured her and it forced her to take the extreme step. The girl died at 7 am the next day.