Girl kills mother, 13-year-old brother with boyfriend’s help in Odisha: Police

According to police, the minor girl was in a relationship with a local youth and her mother and brother opposed the relationship

Published on: Feb 24, 2026, 21:27:46 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar

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A girl allegedly killed her 45-year-old mother and 13-year-old brother with the help of her boyfriend in Koraput, Odisha because the two victims opposed the relationship of the two accused, police said on Tuesday, adding that the bodies were stuffed into sacks and dumped in a canal.

The double murder came to light after the 13-year-old boy’s body was found in a canal near Kotpad on Monday and the mother’s was found in the Jayantgiri canal on Tuesday morning. Both were reported missing on February 21 when a complaint was filed at Borigumma police station.

According to preliminary investigation, the minor girl was in a relationship with a local youth and her mother and brother opposed the relationship. Police suspect the couple killed both of them and disposed of the bodies in the canal.

“The daughter and her boyfriend have been detained and are being questioned,” a police officer said, adding that the investigation will unearth further details. The family had searched for the two for weeks before the recovery of the bodies prompted them to alert Kotpad police.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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