Gopalpur Police Arrest Man for Assaulting Mother, Attempting to Kill Her & Setting House on Fire
Manoj Kanta Dash, Odishabarta
Brahmapur, October 26, 2026: Gopalpur Police have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly assaulting his 65-year-old mother, attempting to kill her and later setting fire to household articles at her residence in the Housing Board area of Ambapua, under Gopalpur police station limits in Ganjam district.
The case was registered on October 23 following a complaint by the elderly woman. According to the police, the accused, identified as Rabi Pattnaik (45), son of late Firoz Pattnaik, had been staying separately in Bhubaneswar and had come to his mother’s house for eye treatment.
Police said the accused allegedly demanded money from his mother to purchase alcohol. When she refused, he assaulted her, pressed her neck with the alleged intention of killing her and chased her with a knife, forcing her to flee to her daughter’s house in Brahmapur out of fear.
In a subsequent incident on October 23 at around noon, the accused allegedly damaged household items, including a fan, refrigerator, television and dressing table, before setting fire to a Dunlop bed. He reportedly locked the house from outside and fled. Fire service personnel later extinguished the blaze.
Gopalpur Police registered Case No. 622/2026 under Sections 324(2), 326(g), 115(2), 109 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
During the investigation, police visited the spot, examined the complainant and witnesses, and recorded their statements under Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The remains of the burnt Dunlop bed were seized as evidence.
The accused was arrested on October 25 at around 3:45 PM after completion of the required arrest formalities. Police said the grounds of arrest were communicated to him in Odia.
He was subsequently forwarded to the court of the JMFC (R), Cognizance, Brahmapur (Town), for further legal proceedings.
The allegations are subject to judicial proceedings.
