Woman kills two children over domestic dispute in Odisha: Police

According to police, the woman attacked her two children with sharp weapons after locking her husband outside

Published on: Apr 12, 2026, 20:20:21 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Bhubaneswar: A woman allegedly killed her 5-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district’s Orampada village on Saturday night following a domestic dispute with her husband, said police.

The couple had frequent quarrels over suspicions that the husband was involved with another woman. (Representative photo)

According to police, the woman attacked her two children with sharp weapons after locking her husband outside.

Around 11:30 pm on Saturday, she reportedly woke her husband, saying she needed to step outside. After husband opened the door and exited, she locked the door from inside and used a kitchen knife and an axe kept inside the house to attack the children, said police. She also inflicted injuries on herself and allegedly tried to kill herself, said police.

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The husband who failed to enter house despite repeated calls sought help from his elder brother and broke open a rear window and found his daughter dead. Son was taken to the hospital and declared dead on arrival, said police. The accused is in critical condition.

According to Jharsuguda SP Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, the couple had frequent quarrels over suspicions that the husband was involved with another woman. Police said such disputes had occurred repeatedly in the past, and she had previously threatened to harm herself and the children.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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