KalingaTV News Network
Bhubaneswar: Sonalika Mohanty, the self-proclaimed wife of BJD MLA Braja Pradhan, attempted suicide in front of Naveen Nivas, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s residence, here on Thursday.
Mohanty, who attempted suicide allegedly after failing to get justice, was rescued by the security personnel and was rushed to the Capital Hospital for treatment. Sources said that she has cut the vain of her hand.
Sonalika has been claiming that the Talcher legislator had married her three years ago.
On May 17, she had trespassed into the legislator’s quarters at Unit-IV in MLA colony by scaling the locked gate. Prior to this, she had staged a dharna in front of the legislator’s house at his native village of Handidhua in Angul district on May 9.
Mohanty, who also alleged that she had terminated her pregnancy twice on the insistence of the MLA, had lodged a complaint against Pradhan at the Mahila Police Station and had drawn attention of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
On the other hand, Pradhan has been rejecting her allegation.
Ms Kalinga