In a horrific incident in Odisha’s Jajpur district, a 23-year-old man allegedly killed his 70-year-old grandmother by running her over with a vehicle following a prolonged property dispute.
The victim, identified as Kuli Sahoo, was struck and killed on the spot on Thursday at Khandarapur-Singada village under Panikoili Police Station limits while returning to her native home, a senior officer said.
According to police officials, Sahoo’s daughter, who was accompanying her, managed a narrow escape during the attack. The incident occurred when the deceased was returning to her native place along with her daughter, the officer said.
Local residents revealed a history of family discord, noting that the elderly woman had been neglected by her son and forced to reside with her married daughter.
Unable to bear the physical and mental torture by her son, the elderly woman had filed a complaint with the local police and gifted part of her land parcels to her daughter – —an act believed to have incited the fatal retaliation, the locals said.
“The elderly woman died on the spot after being knocked down by the grandson’s vehicle while her daughter escaped narrowly,” he said.
The grandson fled the scene immediately after the incident. Panikoili Police have registered a case based on the daughter’s testimony and have launched an investigation to apprehend the accused.
