# Chhattisgarh man axes parents to death, packs bodies in sack 2026-08-18T05:11:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A man hacked his elderly parents to death with an axe following an argument at their home in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district on Monday. The accused repeatedly struck his father Hiradhar Yadav, 60, and mother Gulabi, causing severe head, neck and body injuries. The couple died on the spot, police said. After the murder, the accused stuffed the bodies into a sack and was preparing to dispose of them when his brother and some villagers arrived. The accused fled the house, leaving the bodies behind. Villagers opened the sack and found the bodies, with blood splattered across the house. The brother informed police, who recovered the bodies and registered a murder case. A search for the accused is underway. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chhattisgarh police, Surguja Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-man-axes-parents-to-death-packs-bodies-in-sack/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-man-axes-parents-to-death-packs-bodies-in-sack/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/