A 25-year-old man was arrested for killing his spouse and two-year-old daughter. (Representational)
Berhampur, Odisha:
A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his spouse and two-year-old daughter by releasing a venomous snake into their room in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police stated.
The incident took place over a month-and-half in the past in Adheigaon village in Kabisurya Nagar police station space, round 60 km from right here.
The accused, recognized as Okay Ganesh Patra, was having a marital dispute together with his spouse Okay Basanti Patra, 23. They have been married in 2020 and had a two-year-old daughter named Debasmita.
The accused had allegedly procured a snake from a snake charmer, mendacity to him that he would use the reptile for non secular functions, a police officer stated.
On October 6, he introduced a cobra in a plastic jar and launched the snake into the room the place his spouse and daughter slept. Both have been discovered lifeless with snake bites the subsequent morning, whereas the accused slept in one other room. The police initially registered an unnatural loss of life case, however questioned the accused after his father-in-law lodged an FIR accusing him of homicide, Ganjam Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Meena stated.
“The accused was arrested a month after the incident as there was some delay in gathering proof in opposition to him. During interrogation, he initially denied the allegation and later claimed that the snake may need entered the room by itself however ultimately confessed to committing the crime,” the SP stated, including additional investigation is underway.
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