KORAPUT: Police on Tuesday started probe into the alleged homicide of a tribal couple and certainly one of their neighbours through fellow villagers on fees of working towards witchcraft in Rayagada district.
The victims have been known as Gopal Sabar, 45, his spouse Laxmi Sabar, 40, and their neighbour Jangili Sabar, 76, of Ukumbaguda village, about 60 km from Rayagada beneath Gunupur police station limits.
Though the incident took place on Saturday night time, it came to gentle on Tuesday after the couple's daughter, Sabita Sabar, studying in Bhubaneswar, lodged a grievance in Gunupur police station. Though police with clinical workforce and canine squad have launched an investigation, it is yet to get well the bodies.
Police assets mentioned around 10 pm on Saturday, 15 villagers barged into Gopal's Gopal and attacked him and his spouse with picket planks in the presence of their 11-year-old son. They have been immediately killed. Later, the attackers attacked Jangili and killed her.
A couple of days back, a person from the village had died of a few disease and the villagers had held the couple and Jangili chargeable for it. Suspecting that the trio had forged an evil spell, they have been attacked, mentioned sub-divisional police officer (Gunupur) Raj Kishore Das.
According to the officer, when Sabita called her folks on the second day of the incident, her younger brother narrated all of the incident and therefore she reached Gunupur and lodged a grievance.
Though police with clinical workforce and canine squad have launched an investigation, it is yet to get well the bodies. At least 15 individuals have been named in the grievance and we have detained four of them for interrogation, mentioned Das.
Police mentioned although the village homes around 200 households but fearing motion, the villagers have deserted the village. "We are facing problems in investigation as the villagers have left their homes. Efforts are on to apprehend the accused and recover the bodies," Das mentioned.
The victims have been known as Gopal Sabar, 45, his spouse Laxmi Sabar, 40, and their neighbour Jangili Sabar, 76, of Ukumbaguda village, about 60 km from Rayagada beneath Gunupur police station limits.
Though the incident took place on Saturday night time, it came to gentle on Tuesday after the couple's daughter, Sabita Sabar, studying in Bhubaneswar, lodged a grievance in Gunupur police station. Though police with clinical workforce and canine squad have launched an investigation, it is yet to get well the bodies.
Police assets mentioned around 10 pm on Saturday, 15 villagers barged into Gopal's Gopal and attacked him and his spouse with picket planks in the presence of their 11-year-old son. They have been immediately killed. Later, the attackers attacked Jangili and killed her.
A couple of days back, a person from the village had died of a few disease and the villagers had held the couple and Jangili chargeable for it. Suspecting that the trio had forged an evil spell, they have been attacked, mentioned sub-divisional police officer (Gunupur) Raj Kishore Das.
According to the officer, when Sabita called her folks on the second day of the incident, her younger brother narrated all of the incident and therefore she reached Gunupur and lodged a grievance.
Though police with clinical workforce and canine squad have launched an investigation, it is yet to get well the bodies. At least 15 individuals have been named in the grievance and we have detained four of them for interrogation, mentioned Das.
Police mentioned although the village homes around 200 households but fearing motion, the villagers have deserted the village. "We are facing problems in investigation as the villagers have left their homes. Efforts are on to apprehend the accused and recover the bodies," Das mentioned.
Couple, neighbour killed over witchcraft charges
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