Overview
- The victim was identified by police as Joba Tudu, 62, from Kumbhirda village under Bahalda Police Station in Mayurbhanj district.
- The accused, named as 26-year-old Jugu Marandi from the same village, allegedly blamed her for his father's illness.
- Investigators say Tudu was attacked with a sharp weapon while she slept at home on Friday night.
- Police report that Marandi surrendered after the incident and was taken into custody as the probe continues.
- An autopsy was conducted at Rairangpur Sub Divisional Hospital, and the body was released to the family, according to SDPO Birendra Senapati.