According to a complaint lodged by Avinash Pawar, one of the injured, around four persons were involved in the bone-chilling attack while the victims and the injured persons were in their sleep.The SP said it appeared the assailants used pointed weapons like spears, sharp weapons and sticks to carry out the indiscriminate attack in the darkness.Pawar told police that he had developed an illicit relationship with the sister of his wife which may have led to the incident. He suspected his brother-in-law’s involvement in the crime.Those forcefully taken away by the attackers include Pawar’s second wife, his two children and two other children of Pawar’s extended family.Diwaker said that since the suspected rival group has no fixed location, efforts are underway to trace the attackers and nab them.The victim’s family had settled at the crime spot in tents as part of their seasonal visit and used to sell plastic mats and other items for livelihood.The DIG said police stations of nearby Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts have been intimated to look for the culprits.
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