Three married women of a family sustained serious injuries when the husband of one of them attacked them with an axe at village Sadanandapur under the Kuakhia police station in Jajpur district on Sunday.
Kuakhia police station IIC Inaulla Haq said. “Suresh Das (42) attacked his wife Usha Das (35) and wives of his two brothers Pramila Das (40) and Minati Das (36), respectively, over a family dispute. He was later restrained by some villagers before the police reached the village and arrested him.
The conditions of all the injured persons were stated to be serious. They were rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.
The accused was arrested under Sections 323 and 307 of IPC. The police also seized blood-stained axe from him. He was produced in the Jajpur Road court. The court rejected his bail application and remanded him to jail custody.