A tribal couple and their two minor children were found murdered in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Budhram Oraon (45), his wife Sahodra (40), their son Arvind (12) and daughter Shivangi (5).
According to Kharsia Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Prabhat Patel, the bodies were discovered at a vegetable farm inside the family’s house in Thusukela village after locals reported a foul smell coming from the premises for the past two days.
Police said the bodies were found under a cow shed in the backyard. The family was last seen outside their home on Tuesday, 9 September. Initial investigation suggests the victims may have been hacked to death with an axe, which was recovered from the spot. A police team and a dog squad examined the site, and the bodies were sent to Kharsia Hospital for post-mortem. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, police added.
