Bhubaneswar, Dec. 8 -- The controversy surrounding the death of noted Odia singer Humane Sagar again escalated after his mother and wife reiterated earlier allegations during a condolence meeting in Titilagarh of Bolangir district on Sunday.

Speaking at the gathering, the singer's mother, Shefali Suna, said the statements she had made immediately after her son's passing were "entirely true," adding that she had not filed an FIR so far and had not yet decided when she would do so.

Suna stated that the circumstances she had mentioned earlier were unchanged and insisted that her assertions were based on what she witnessed throughout her son's final days. She maintained that she remained in a state of grief and was still processing the loss...