Daijiworld Media Network - Bhadrak

Bhadrak, Oct 15: In a tragic incident, a woman agriculture officer was found hanging in her rented house in Bhadrak district on Wednesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Niharika Dalai, a native of Randia village under Bhadrak Rural police station.

Dalai had been serving as Block Agriculture Officer (BAO) in Basudevpur for the past two years. She was living in a rented house in Balinagar village under Basudevpur police limits along with her seven-year-old daughter.

Police said Dalai had been on leave for the last few days. On Wednesday morning, she reportedly dropped her daughter at school and went out shopping. However, she did not respond to any calls afterward. Concerned, the local milkman tried to contact her repeated

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