Odisha woman branded by hot iron by in

A 32-year-old woman was allegedly tortured and branded with a hot iron by her in-laws in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, police said Sunday.

The incident took place at Kalyani village under Dhamnagar police limits Saturday, but came to light after the victim’s mother filed a complaint with Mangalpur police station in Jajpur district Sunday, officials said.

According to the complaint, Pranati Das of Dihudi Sahi-Kanikapada in Jajpur district was married to Jagabandhu Das of Kalyani village in 2016. Since the marriage, she was subjected to physical and mental torture by her husband and in-laws, the complaint alleged.

On Saturday, she was allegedly tied up and branded with a hot iron on her thighs, hands, stomach, back, chest, and private parts, leaving her with severe burn injuries and blisters