Bhubaneswar, Sept. 24 -- A two-and-a-half-year-old toddler's statement on how brutally her mother was murdered has led to the arrest of her father, a resident of Karagaon of Umerkote area in Nabarangpur district. Though the incident occurred at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on September 19, the heinous crime came to the fore only on September 23 when the deceased's body reached Karagaon.

The accused has been identified as Manik Ghosh and the deceased as Lipika Mandal.

According to a source, Lipika was married to Manik seven years ago. After the marriage, they went to Kakinada in search of work and had been staying there. There had often been quarrels between them over some family issues.

In this regard, Lipika's family members had also lo...