Man Dies by Suicide After Daughter Publicly Humiliated in Odisha Village

• Lambodar Tarai (55) died by suicide in Bhadrak, Odisha, after his daughter, Lakshmipriya, faced public humiliation and assault.
• Lakshmipriya was accused by local self-help groups of selling illicit liquor, despite a village resolution against alcohol sales.
• She was allegedly dragged to the village square, physically and mentally tortured, and fined Rs 30,000 by a 'kangaroo court'.
• Unable to bear the continuous harassment and public abuse of his daughter, Lambodar consumed poison.
• One person has been arrested, and an investigation is underway, led by the SDPO, Chandbali.

Why It Matters: A father died by suicide after his daughter was publicly shamed and assaulted by villagers in Odisha.