The twisted nature of the crime lies in the method he chose. Reportedly, he bought a lethal cobra, ostensibly for religious reasons, only to unleash the serpent on his own family, intending to end their lives.
From Western Journal:
Investigators believe K Ganesh Patra, 25, committed the murders in early October in Adheigaon village, in Odisha’s Ganjam district, according to reporting from local news station INDIA TV.
At the time of the incident, Patra was reportedly having a dispute with his wife of three years, 23-year-old K Basanti.
According to police, Patra bought the snake from a local snake charmer, telling him he wanted the cobra for religious purposes.
They believe sometime on the night of Oct. 6, he released the venomous snake into the room where Basanti and daughter Debasmita, 2, were sleeping.
The next morning, Patra said he found his wife and daughter dead, with snake bites on their body, according to The Daily Mail.
This guy likely believed that employing a snake to carry out his sinister plot would be a foolproof way to escape justice.
However, numerous suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths inevitably resulted in Patra's arrest.
