Bhubaneshwar: A man in Odisha’s Balasore district killed his elderly parents over a property dispute, police said, adding that the accused, identified as Ramesh Behera of Garasanga village, has been absconding and a search operation has been launched to arrest him.
Ramesh is accused of killing his 90-year-old father, Bulei Behera, and 75-year-old mother, Champa Behera, said police.
After the couple went missing four days ago, their daughter, Mamata Mallick, filed a missing complaint with the Simulia police station, following which police launched an investigation.
Simulia police station inspector in-charge Swarnalata Minj said that the body of their father, Bulei, was found buried in the house on Friday. “There was a foul smell where the old man was buried. We dug up and recovered the body. We suspect that the accused Ramesh might have dumped his mother’s body in a nearby pond. We have formed teams to arrest the accused”, said Minj, adding that the murder may have taken over a land dispute.
According to the police, Ramesh was living with his parents as his wife and children had left him 17 years ago over alleged incidents of assault.
{{/usCountry}}According to the police, Ramesh was living with his parents as his wife and children had left him 17 years ago over alleged incidents of assault.
{{/usCountry}}He had also been involved in the smuggling of cannabis and liquor, said police.