Denied ATM card, engineer kills father in Odisha’s Berhampur

In a shocking incident, a man and his transgender wife allegedly killed their father after the latter reportedly denied giving his ATM card to them. The incident has been reported from Ayodhya Nagar under Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur.

The deceased has been identified as Gariba Bandhu Panda (74), a retired Odisha government employee while the accused have been identified as Sandip and his wife Shriya.

Gariba Bandhu’s son Sandip is an engineer in profession and was staying in Mumbai. Sandip’s wife left him after she came to know about his relationship with a transgender.

Sandip and his transgender wife Shriya recently shifted to Odisha and were staying with Gariba Bandhu for the last few months.

According to Berhampur Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), the accused and his transgender wife assaulted their father after the latter denied giving them his ATM card. Fumed over the denial, the duo banged Gariba Bandhu’s head against the wall leaving him critically injured on August 14.

Later, they took him to MKCG Medical College and Hospital on August 16 where doctors declared him dead, the SDPO informed, adding that, the accused attempted to give the murder an accident angle.

Meanwhile, police have arrested the two accused and forwarded them to court. Further investigation into the matter is underway.