In a gruesome incident, a 41-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and her paramour in his house at Bank Colony in the Ranipatna area under the Sahadevkhunta police station here late on Monday night over a suspected extramarital affair between the duo.
The accused Kailash Sahu surrendered before the police on Tuesday morning and confessed to the crime.
The deceased were identified as Bijaylaxmi Sahu (35), wife of Kailash and Pradip Dey (32) , a resident of Lunapua under the Baisinga police station .
The police after completing investigation with the assistance of forensic team sent the bodies for post-mortem.
Sahadevkhunta PS IIC, Subhranusekhar Nayak said “The assailant Kailash has been taken into custody .The weapon of offence was seized and the accused confessed to the crime . Although the incident appeared to be fallout of illicit relationship yet nothing can be said conclusively as investigation is underway. Further it is also being probed whether any other persons are involved in the case.”
Sources said the incident took place at late night when Kailash caught his wife Laxmipriya in a compromising position with her paramour in the house. Livid with rage Kailash thrashed the duo with a heavy iron bar following which they died at the spot.
Sources said Kailash is mentally retarded person undergoing treatment for illness. A petty contractor Pradip met Bijaylaxmi in the District Headquarters Hospital when she had gone for treatment of her husband.
Pradip reportedly extended help and generosity to Bijaylaxmi and gradually they developed intimacy.
Despite warnings by Kailash to the duo to refrain from the relationship, they turned a deaf ear to the warnings.