Bargarh/Bheden: A 70-year-old man and his two wives were hacked to death at Akhiphuta village under Bheden police limits in Bargarh district, police said Tuesday. The bodies of Tankadhar Sahu, Droupadi Sahu, 65, and Madhavi Sahu, 45, with deep head injuries were found in a pool of blood at their residence, said Bargarh SDPO Amrit Kumar Panda. The incident came to the fore in the morning when neither of the three came out of the house till 11 am. One of their neighbours, who found something amiss, peeped through the window to find the two women lying in a pool of blood.
Soon, the news spread like a forest fire and the police were informed. Police reached the spot and broke open the door to find the women and Tankadhar lying lifeless in separate rooms. All three bore deep head injuries, a police official said. The official added that they found a door in the rear side of the house open and a blood-stained axe nearby. Police suspect the assailant to have escaped the house through the rear door after hacking the three to death with the axe. “Tankadhar married Madhavi after he failed to have any child from Droupadi. The three were living happily,” Shardul Rana, a neighbour, said. Madhavi’s brother Sananda Deheri blamed Tanakadhar’s nephew for the murder. “Tanakadhar’s nephew used to stay with them until a few months back when he fled with the 70- year-old’s motorcycle. The matter even reached police station. I suspect him to be the killer,” Sananda said.
According to the SDPO, preliminary findings reveal it to be a case of murder. “The matter is being investigated from all angles. A forensic team and sniffer dog have been pressed into service. Things will be candid as the probe proceeds,” Panda said