Bhubaneswar, Feb. 25 -- A married woman was killed and two of her family members were critically injured after they were attacked with a knife by a miscreant in Odisha's Bhadrak district today.

The incident took place at Deopada village under Bhandaripokhari police limits in Bhadrak.

The deceased has been identified as Jhunulata Sahu, wife of Santosh Sahu.

Jhunulata's mother-in-law Kanaklata Sahu and sister-in-law Sasmita Sahu (Santosh's younger brother's wife) sustained critical injuries in the attack.

The miscreant barged into Santosh's house in the evening and attacked the three women with knife in the evening. Jhunulata died on the spot.

Santosh, a shopkeeper, claimed that a local youth named Jada, who was earlier working at his ...