Overview
- Police forced open the door of the Chauliaganj police station quarters after colleagues and domestic help could not reach Inspector-in-Charge Beauty Mohanty and found her hanging inside.
- Mohanty was the inspector-in-charge of Chauliaganj in Cuttack and her body was taken to SCB Medical College and Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
- Senior officers from the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate visited the scene and informed Mohanty’s parents while Cuttack police opened a formal inquiry.
- Authorities described early findings as consistent with suicide but said they have not ruled out any angle and are awaiting forensic and post-mortem results to determine the cause and motive.
- Colleagues described Mohanty as a dedicated officer who had recently taken charge of Chauliaganj and said she did not openly share personal troubles, a detail investigators will consider as they look into the circumstances and possible implications for officer welfare.