Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Man arrested for allegedly poisoning wife to death in Kendrapada
Police in Kendrapada arrested a 28-year-old man after his wife died.
The woman was 24 years old and was named Subhashree Das.
Police said the incident happened on Friday night.
Her mother complained that Subhashree had been harassed over dowry.
She also alleged that Subhashree was forced to drink poison.
The police registered a case based on the complaint.
The arrested man is accused, but the allegations still have to be established through the legal process.
The case also names his relatives in the mother’s allegations.
Police arrested 28-year-old Nigam Das over his wife’s alleged poisoning death.
The incident occurred Friday night in Karanga village, Kendrapada district.
The deceased, 24-year-old Subhashree Das, allegedly was forced to consume poison.
Her mother alleged harassment by Das and his in-laws over dowry.
Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Dowry Prohibition Act.
- Who
- Police arrested 28-year-old Nigam Das after the death of his 24-year-old wife, Subhashree Das. Her mother, Manorama Das, filed the complaint.
- What
- Subhashree Das allegedly died after being forced to consume poison.
- When
- The incident occurred on Friday night; police announced the arrest on Sunday after the complaint was filed Saturday.
- Where
- Karanga village, within the limits of Marshaghai police station in Kendrapada district.
- Why
- The complaint alleged that Subhashree was harassed over dowry by her husband and in-laws and was forced to consume poison.
- Accused
- Nigam Das, 28
- Deceased
- Subhashree Das, 24
- Location
- Karanga village, Kendrapada district
- Police station
- Marshaghai police station
- Reported timing
- Friday night
- Complaint filed by
- Manorama Das, the deceased’s mother
- Legal provisions
- Relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act