A couple was allegedly hacked to death in a cashew orchard in Gnjam district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Bhima Pradhan and his wife Sishula.
Some local s spotted the couple’s severed bodies in the orchard at Sisunda village under the Jagannathprasad police station in the district and immediately informed police.
Though the murder weapon was recovered from the spot, the motive behind the heinous crime was yet to be ascertained.The villagers said the couple used to guard the orchard and collect cashew to earn their livelihood.
A few days back, the couple’s daughter and son-in-law had visited them. Police, after reaching the spot, sent the bodies for postmortem and began investigating into the incident.