Dawn broke with unspeakable horror in Chhattisgarh’s Jhal village, where neighbor Tulsi Sarthi, 26, allegedly butchered three members of Kunwar Say’s family with an axe while they slept. The Tuesday attack in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh’s Dongripali jurisdiction wounded two more, including a pregnant woman, in an act of raw brutality.
At approximately 4:30 AM in Barmkela block, Sarthi entered the home unannounced, swinging his tangia mercilessly at the five occupants. The scene was pandemonium: two died instantly, a toddler succumbed during transit to care, leaving medical teams racing against time for the remaining pair.
Unraveling the motive, authorities trace tensions to a dispute half a decade old, poisoning relations between the households. Sarthi, a hotel worker who arrived three days earlier, departed home feigning a woodland errand, his father later revealed amid the unfolding tragedy.
Screams shattered the village calm, summoning help to a residence awash in gore—a tableau of familial trust shattered by vengeful steel.
Rapid police mobilization contained the aftermath. Crime scene investigators meticulously gathered evidence as officers cornered and captured the bloodied suspect attempting escape.
Today, Jhal simmers with dread and sorrow. Additional personnel safeguard the rattled populace, forensics push for airtight proof, and the probe vows to expose every layer of this vendetta-fueled slaughter. The community, scarred, seeks solace in unity and the pursuit of ironclad justice.