Odisha Man Kills 70-Year-Old Mother After She Scolded Him For Consuming Alcohol
Odisha Man Kills 70-Year-Old Mother After She Scolded Him For Consuming Alcohol Published By, Last Updated: May 24, 2026, 23:35 IST Odisha man Bijay Sahoo
Odisha Man Kills 70-Year-Old Mother After She Scolded Him For Consuming Alcohol Published By, Last Updated: May 24, 2026, 23:35 IST Odisha man Bijay Sahoo allegedly kills mother in Kendrapara after alcohol dispute, villagers catch him as police book him for murder. The accused tried to flee from the village but he was overpowered by the villagers and they informed the police. Image: Canva A 70-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her son in Odisha’s Kendrapara district for scolding him over his alcohol addiction, police said.
Police said the accused, Bijay Sahoo, had in an drunken state returned home in Patuni village on Saturday night. PTI quoted the officials saying that Sahoo, in a fit of rage, allegedly tried to assault his 74-year-old father Nabaghan Sahoo, a retired CRPF jawan. However, his mother, Hiramani Sahoo, intervened and got hit on her head with a wooden plank. Hearing screams, the neighbours rushed to the house and took the injured elderly to the community health centre at Rajkanika, where doctors declared her dead, a police official said.
Meanwhile, the accused tried to flee from the village but he was overpowered by the villagers and they informed the police. “The accused has been arrested and booked for murder," Rajkanika police station inspector in-charge Sanjay Kumar Mallick said. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Location: Kendrapara, India, India First Published: May 24, 2026, 23:35 IST News india Odisha Man Kills 70-Year-Old Mother After She Scolded Him For Consuming Alcohol Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.
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