Odisha man arrested for killing wife, 2-year-old daughter with cobra

A man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife and two-year-old daughter by releasing a poisonous snake in their room in Odisha’s Ganjam district, according to a PTI report. The incident took place in Adheigaon village in Kabisurya Nagar area, around 60 km from Berhampur.

The accused, K Ganesh Patra, 25, took the step as he was frustrated due to marital problems with his wife, K Basanti Patra, 23. They were married in 2020 and had a two-year-old daughter named Debasmita.

On October 7, Ganesh alerted his neighbours that a snake had entered his house and bitten his wife and child. The villagers killed the snake and rushed the mother-daughter dup to a nearby hospital. However, they were declared brought dead.