A middle-aged woman and her two minor children were found hanging inside their house at Sadeisasan village under Biridi block of the district on Saturday morning. However, the cause of the deaths was not immediately known.
The deceased have been identified as Maheswata Barik and her minor daughter Subhalaxmi and son Aditya. Both the children were studying in a Shisu Mandir at Anakhia. Sources said that the deceased woman’s husband Subash Barik works in a private company in Mumbai.
On the fateful morning, when the Shisu Mandir vehicle reached Maheswata’s residence to pick up her children the house was found locked from inside. Then, Maheswata’s father-in-law Karunakar Barik knocked the door and not getting any reply alerted the neighbors who broke open the door of the house only to find Maheswata hanging from the ceiling fan and the children too.
Then, the villagers called up the police who immediately rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. later, police sent the bodies to the district headquarters hospital for autopsy. In the afternoon, senior police officials including a scientific team visited the spot and began probe into the incident.
Meanwhile, alleging murder of the trio, some villagers including Maheswata’s parental family members resorted to a road block at Sadhei Chhak on Cuttack-Jagatsinghpur road demanding proper investigation into the case. After the police and administration officials assured the agitators of a proper probe, the road blockade was lifted.