In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed the entire family of his elder brother due to a land dispute in Odisha’s Cuttack district, the police said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The incident took place at Kusupur village in the state’s Cuttack district. Accused Shiba Prasad Sahoo (42) confessed to the crime through a video message and sent it to his village sarpanch and few others. He later surrendered before Balichandrapur police in Jajpur district.<\/p>\n
The deceased were identified as Alekha Chandra Sahoo (46), his wife Rashmi Rekha Prusty (41), their daughter Smruti Sandhya (19), two sons Smruti Sahil (18) and Smruti Saurav (16).<\/p>\n
In the video message, Sahoo alleged Alekha and his family members were torturing him from a long time over a land dispute. “They thrashed me last night over the dispute. So, I lost my consciousness and killed them. I am ready to face punishment as per law.” He recorded the video before surrendering himself.<\/p>\n
Cuttack (rural) SP, Jugal Kishore Banoth said, “We have started investigation into the case where five persons of a family have been killed. In preliminary investigation, we have found that family dispute is the reason behind the murder.”<\/p>\n
The accused is now in police custody and further details of the incident will be known after interrogating him, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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