Bhubaneswar: Four members of an Odia family were brutally murdered in Durg district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as members of one family, belonging to Sindhekela in Bangomunda block of Balangir district.
They Akeli village in Kumhari region of Durg district in the neighbouring state. Among the dead are a man, his wife and their two children. They were killed by miscreants with the help of an axe, reports stated.
The Chhattisgarh police suspects a property dispute linked to the brutal crime. The deceased have been identified as Bhodanath Jacob, wife Neella Jacob, son Pramod and daughter Jajya.
Bhodanath had been working in Chhattisgarh for the past 12 years. The police has registered a case and sent the bodies for autopsy.
