Bhubaneshwar, March 5 -- In a heart-wrenching incident, a 21-year-old college student bludgeoned his parents and sister to death in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Tuesday morning as they were opposed to his addiction to online games.

Superintendent of Police Bhawani Sankar Udgata said the incident took place in Jayabada Sethi Sahi area under the Jagatsinghpur police station limits around 3 am as the student used stones or any other hard objects to smash the heads of his father, mother and sister.

A preliminary investigation revealed that accused Surjyakant Sethy was annoyed with his parents and sister for "opposing him playing online games on his mobile phone", Jagatsinghpur police station inspector-in-charge Prabhas Sahu said. The de...