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In a disturbing turn of events, a man in Kendrapara district allegedly attempted to kill himself by consuming poison after failing to trace his abducted minor daughter despite repeated appeals to the police.

Sources reported that the incident took place on Thursday in Chakada-Gogua village under the Tantiapal Marine Police Station limits. The man was identified as Kalpataru Ojha.

According to reports, Ojha had been seeking the recovery of his daughter, a minor, who was allegedly abducted by Rajendra Jena, a youth from the same village, on May 27.

Despite filing a written complaint at the local police station, he alleged that of...