ROURKELA: A 40-year-old woman and her mother were brutally hacked to death by a young relative following a minor quarrel at Tumulia village of Hemgir police limits about 145 km from Rourkela in Sundargarh district on March 22.
The victims were identified as Bilasini Suir (40) and her mother Rukmani Bhainsal (60).
Accused Ratnakar Suir has been arrested and the bodies were sent for autopsy.
Reports said Bilasini and Ratnakar had a strained relationship and often fought over family issues. Around 4 pm on March 22, when Bilasini, a widow and her mother were returning home carrying drinking water in pots, they encountered Ratnakar in front of their house.
Ratnakar and Bilisani picked up a quarrel and soon it turned into a fierce altercation.
The neighbours took their verbal fight lightly but Ratnakar in a fit of rage, picked up an axe from his house and attacked Bilasini and her mother in a lightning speed, killing them on the spot.
Sundargarh SDPO Nirmal Mohapatra said the police recovered the bodies and sent them to autopsy on March 23.
The accused was also arrested and the weapon of crime was seized from him. The SDPO attributed the crime to a prolonged family dispute among the culprit and the victims.
Based on the complaint of Bilasini’s only child Shiba Suir (14), a murder case has been registered.