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A death that police initially treated as suicide in Puri district has taken a serious twist, after the biological mother of the deceased 15-year-old lodged a complaint alleging her daughter was murdered by her father, step-mother and three other relatives.

According to reports, the girl's body was discovered hanging in a rented house in Andhia Sahi, Nimapada, on Tuesday. Following an alert from the father, Nimapada police registered an unnatural death case and began an investigation.

On Wednesday night, the mother, who lives separately in Konark after her husband's second marriage, came forward with claims that it was not asuic...