After two sisters at Podang village under the Telkoi police station were found dead near their house on Thursday, it is alleged that they were gang-raped and murdered.
However, the police were yet to arrest any miscreant till Friday.
Panchali Sahoo (20) and Sabita (18) were collecting firewood from the nearby field, only 100 meters from their house at Podang in the morning. But at about 12 noon, a villager found their bodies on the spot with severe injuries and informed the police. Shoes, an axe and other articles were also found lying near the bodies.
The victims had severe head injuries and traces of strangulation were also visible on the spot. Villagers alleged that it was a case of gangrape and murder and demanded a Crime Branch inquiry into the case.
The Telkoi police reached the spot for inquiry and shifted the bodies for postmortem. A case of murder has been lodged and investigations are on.