Bhubaneswar: Suspended police constable Deepak Rout has confessed to killing his second wife, traffic constable Subhamitra Sahoo, over Rs 20 lakh, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan told the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday.

Subhamitra had demanded the amount for organising a grand social ceremony to formally announce their marriage and this had led to frequent quarrels between them. The duo had a low-key court marriage in July last year. . ADVERTISEMENT

The Minister further stated that Rout has also been booked in a fresh case pertaining to the death of his first wife, Aparna Priyadarshini, three years back. He is suspected to have plotted to eliminate her for insurance payout. “The truck which is said to be involved in the hit-and-run case was in Rourkela at the time of the accident,” s

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