India News | Elderly Couple Beaten to Death for Allegedly Practising Black Magic in Jharkhand

Latehar, May 3 (PTI) An elderly couple was beaten to death allegedly for practising black magic in Jharkhand's Latehar district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

The couple Sibal Ganju (70) and his wife Bavni Devi (65) were forcibly dragged away by some people to a panchayat in Hesla village and beaten to death with lathis allegedly for practising witchcraft on Tuesday night, police said.

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After the couple died, their bodies were dumped in their house and the daughter-in-law and grandchildren were beaten up, they said.

The family members informed the police on Wednesday morning.

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Latehar Superintendent of Police, Anjani Anjan said all the accused involved in the incident have been arrested.

"We are investigating the incident from all possible angles and launched a massive hunt to apprehend the other accused reported at large," the SP added.

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