Police on Monday recovered the bodies of a woman and her five-year-old son from their rented house at Kushagadia village under Bhandaripokhari police limits in Bhadrak district.
The deceased have been identified as Kanchan Nayak and her son Utkal. The police have detained the deceased woman’s husband for interrogation. Nayak was accused of strangulating his wife and son to death in their sleep.
According to a source, Umesh Nayak is a resident of Bant area and was staying at Kushagadia village for the last three years. Nayak would return home in a drunken state over which the couple had frequent quarrels.
Yesterday night was no different either. They had a nasty verbal duel. After having dinner, they went to sleep. Later, Umesh allegedly strangulated his son and then his wife to death while they were asleep. After committing the crime, he climbed up a nearby tree and spent the night there.
On being informed about the incident, a team from Bhandaripokhari police station reached the village on Monday morning and recovered the bodies for post-mortem.
“Some villagers told me that none of Umesh’s family members was responding to the door knocks. When I along with some others broke the door open, we found the bodies lying on the floor. We then immediately informed the police,” said Nityananda Nayak, a villager.
Another villager, Bidyadhar Jena said, “After finding the bodies, we nabbed Umesh from the nearby ash factory and handed him over to the police.
A detailed probe is underway, the police said.