Overview
- Police say the couple left their motorcycle by a roadside and walked into a nearby forest after a dispute while returning from the wife’s premarital home.
- The father, identified as Dushmant Majhi, died within an hour, and the mother, Rinki Majhi, died later during treatment at Chhendipada hospital in Angul district.
- Their five-year-old son stayed beside them through the cold night and reached the road at sunrise to seek help from passers-by.
- Officials said the child received preliminary medical care and was handed over to his grandparents in good health.
- Investigators are examining the circumstances of the quarrel and why the couple had pesticide while traveling, with the family identified as residents of Jianantapali under Kundheigola police station in Deogarh.