Bhadrak, Nov 6 (PTI) The body of a 24-year-old pregnant woman was found on the roadside in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Monday, police said.

The incident happened near Napanga village in Bhandaripokhari police station area, they said.

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The woman's father alleged that she was killed by her husband and his family.

"They used to torture my daughter physically and mentally. I have submitted a written complaint to the police," he said.

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The woman got married around a year back, police said, adding that this was her husband's second marriage.

She went missing on Sunday night, and the body was spotted on a roadside near the village on Monday, police said.

There were some marks on the body, but the exact cause of the death will be known after the post-mortem examination, said Ajay Sudarsan Bage, the inspector-in-charge of Bhandaripokhari police station.

An investigation is underway, he said.

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