Nabarangpur: A drunk man allegedly stabbed his two-year-old son and an elderly woman, who happens to be his neighbour, to death in a fit of rage in Gujumapadar village under Maidalpur panchayat of Nabarangpur district on Friday.
The accused, identified as Radha Santa killed his toddler son and a neighbour Janani Santa.
According to the reports, on Friday, Radha and his wife Malati engaged in a quarrel over some issue, after which he tried to stab Malti but she ran away to save her life. Then Radha picked up his 2-year-old son and stabbed him repeatedly.
Janani who was passing by their house, saw the ghastly act and rushed to rescue the child. But, Radha stabbed her too. Both the child and the elderly woman died on the spot.
After this incident, Janani’s son Simanchala filed a complaint against Radha in the police station. Following this, the police arrested Radha.
A scientific team was sent to the crime scene for investigation. Bodies of the two deceased were seized and sent to the hospital for post-mortem. Further investigation is underway, the police said.
Comments are closed.