Bhubaneswar: A man allegedly murdered his wife and slit his six-year-old daughter’s throat that left her critically injured over a suspected family fight in Ghatikia.
The accused was identified as Sanjit Das. His wife Saraswati died instantly. His daughter is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
DCP (Bhubaneswar) Pratik Singh reached the spot to probe the incident.
Addressing the media, Singh said that Saraswati was a nurse while Sanjit was jobless and an alcoholic.
Sanjit lived in a joint family along with his two brothers Manjit and Ranjit. He fled the spot after the crime.
