Purnea, July 7: Five members of a family were allegedly killed and their bodies burnt on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Bihar's Purnea district, police said on Monday.

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“Preliminary investigation suggests that five members of a family in Tetma village were first murdered on suspicion of practising witchcraft. It appears that the accused then burnt their bodies in a bush. The incident took place on Sunday night,” DIG (Purnea) Pramod Kumar Mandal told PTI. Police have recovered the bodies and are investigating the matter.

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