Berhampur, A 28-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Monday in Baragada police station area. He said that the deceased has been identified as Aarti Dahuri, she has a six-year-old daughter and a five-month-old son.

Her father Debraj Nahak alleged that her husband beat her to death.

"They were quarreling for the last few months as her husband suspected that she was having an extramarital affair. Her husband also physically tortured her. We suspect that her husband might have murdered her," he alleged.

Nahak lodged a complaint with the police, on the basis of which a case of murder was registered and investigation started.

However, Aarti's husband Raju Dahuri claimed that she died by suicide by consuming poison.

The woman's body was sent to MKCG Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. Police said that the exact cause of death will be known only after receiving the post-mortem report.

He said the death was being investigated from different angles and both the husband and father of the deceased were being questioned.

Police said no arrests have been made yet.