Bhubaneswar, Dec. 15 -- The mysterious death of a young woman whose body was found in a rented house at Garapur under Kendrapara Sadar police station has taken a fresh turn, raising questions around the circumstances of her demise. The incident, which initially surfaced as an apparent suicide, has now been challenged by the victim's family.

Three days after the woman's death, her brother, identified as Rashmiranjan Ojha of Niali village under Balichandrapur police station, approached Kendrapara Sadar police and lodged a formal complaint. In his statement, he categorically denied the suicide theory, alleging that his sister was murdered.

She told me she was going because her father had not given her money. I advised her to ask her brothe...