The Rajnagar police on Monday arrested the man for killing of his two daughters and wife at Dhobeigada village under Dera gram panchyat on August 18.
According to Rajnagar police station IIC Biranchi Bag, the prome accused, Nirmal Rout, was arrested from Sanabada Gopalpur village while he was hiding in a person’s house.
Notably, Nirmal with the help of his brother allegedly killed his spouse Ritarani Jena and his two minor daughters, Namrata (5) and Ankita (2) as his wife did not give birth to a son and her family members failed to provide more dowry.
later on August 19, the police had fished out the bodies of his two daughters from a nearby pond whereas the body of his wife was found hanging in the house.
Notably, the police had arrested Prakash Rout and Ratnakar Rout, brothers of Nirmal and Birakishore Rout, another relative of Nirmal in this case earlier.