Jajpur (Odisha), Oct 5 (PTI) 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 on Sunday.

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

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