  From the measurement of dielectric, ferroelectric, and magnetic properties we
observe simultaneous ferroelectric and magnetic transitions around $\sim$600 K
in orthorhombic LuFeO$_3$. We also observe suppression of the remanent
polarization by $\sim$95\% under a magnetic field of $\sim$15 kOe at room
temperature. The extent of suppression of the polarization under magnetic field
increases monotonically with the field. These results show that even the
orthorhombic LuFeO$_3$ is a room temperature multiferroic of type-II variety
exhibiting quite a strong coupling between magnetization and polarization.
