Bhubaneswar: A man who killed his minor son and one of his neighbours was beaten to death by the angry villagers. The incident took place at Gujumapadar village under Maidalpur police station in Nabarangpur district.
According to reports, Radha Santa engaged in a quarrel with his first wife in an inebriated condition and attacked her with a stick. His wife managed to escape him.
Radha became more enraged and repeatedly attacked her two-year-old son with a knife.
One of her neighbours named Janai Santa came forward to save the minor boy from the clutches of his drunk father. Radha didn’t spare the neighbour and attacked her with the knife. She also died on the spot.
The villagers immediately captured him together and bit him black and blue leaving him seriously injured.
He was taken to a local hospital where d he succumbed to injuries.
Meanwhile, son of the deceased Janai Santa lodged an FIR at Maidalpur police station. Based on the complaint, police registered a case and launched an investigation.
All the bodies have been seized for post-mortem, police said.
