Jagatsinghpur: In a gruesome incident, a youth allegedly killed three members of his family at a village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district in the early hours of Tuesday.
As per preliminary information, the youth allegedly stoned his parents and sister to death at their house in Jayabada village under the jurisdiction of Sadar Police Station in the district.
The deceased were identified as Prashant Sethy (65), his wife Kanaklata (62) and daughter Rosalin (25). The accused, identified as Surjyakant Sethy, was reportedly trying to flee after committing the ghastly act but was caught by police.
Sources said Suryakant entered into a heated argument with his parents and sister, over some issue before committing the crime.
Suryakant was unemployed and stayed at home after completing studies while his father worked as a labourer in the market to support the family, said locals.
Neighbours saw the bodies lying in a pool of blood in the morning and informed police.
On being informed, a police team visited the site and initiated an investigation. SP Bhawani Sankar Udgata, Jagatsinghpur station IIC Prabhas Sahu along with a scientific team also visited the spot.
The reason behind the crime is yet to be ascertained and police are interrogating the accused as part of the probe.
