Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Woman, Two Children Arrested After Husband Killed in Kendrapada
Police arrested a woman and her two children after her husband died in Kendrapada district.
The husband was Niranjan Sahoo, who was 44 years old.
Police said he often drank alcohol and allegedly hurt his wife and children.
The woman said he attacked her on Wednesday night.
She said she and the children killed him while he was asleep.
Police think he may have been smothered with pillows, but the postmortem will help determine the exact cause of death.
A court sent the two adults to judicial custody, and the minor was sent to an observation home.
The woman said she had asked others for help but the abuse continued.
Police arrested a woman, her adult son and her minor daughter on Friday over the death of her husband, Niranjan Sahoo, 44.
Police said Sahoo allegedly frequently assaulted his wife and children and demanded money for alcohol.
The woman said he attacked her on Wednesday night, and that she and her children killed him while he slept.
Police said their preliminary investigation suggested he was smothered with pillows; the exact cause of death awaits the postmortem report.
The two adult accused were remanded to judicial custody, while the minor was sent to an observation home after bail was denied.
- Who
- A woman, her adult son and her minor daughter were arrested; the deceased was Niranjan Sahoo, 44.
- What
- The three are accused of murdering Sahoo; the woman said they killed him while he slept.
- When
- The alleged attack and killing occurred on Wednesday night; the arrests were made on Friday.
- Where
- Kendrapada district.
- Why
- The woman said the family acted after enduring physical and mental abuse by Sahoo.
- Deceased
- Niranjan Sahoo, 44
- Arrests
- His wife, adult son and minor daughter
- Preliminary police assessment
- Sahoo may have been smothered with pillows while asleep
- Cause of death
- To be established after the postmortem report
- Adult accused
- Produced before a Kendrapada court; bail was rejected and they were remanded to judicial custody
- Minor accused
- Sent to an observation home in Anugola after bail was denied by the Juvenile Justice Board
- Case
- Police registered a murder case under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita