Suspected AIDS patient allegedly killed by in-laws

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Suspected AIDS patient allegedly killed by in-laws

IANS. Sunday, February 25, 2007 14:01 IST

BHUBANESWAR: A woman in Orissa suspected of having contracted AIDS

was allegedly beaten to death by her in-laws, police said on Sunday.

Sabita Behera, 30, a resident of Keutunga village in Puri district,

50 km from here, was allegedly murdered because the in-laws suspected

she was an AIDS patient, police officer Guruprasad Shib Sankar Nanda

said.

" The incident took place on Friday night but came to light only after

her father Dhuleswar Behera lodged a complaint with us Saturday

evening, " Nanda said.

Sabita, whose husband Kailash Behera died of a liver disease three

years ago, had two children aged 6 and 8. She had reportedly been

subject to humiliation by her in-laws ever since Kailash died.

Sabita's troubles doubled when she came down with fever a couple of

days ago. Thinking it to be symptoms of AIDS, her in-laws beat her to

death, her father Dhuleswar told the police.

" We have detained two of her brothers-in-law, Prafulla and Ajay, and

have started investigation, " Nanda said.

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