Two killed on sorcery hunch in Odisha

By Express News Service

KENDRAPARA/SAMBALPUR: The social evil of witch-hunting continues to grip the state as two individuals had been killed over suspicion of sorcery in Kendrapara and Sambalpur districts on Monday evening. A 55-year-old man was allegedly killed by some villagers on suspicion of practising sorcery at Bantapatana village inside Pattamundai police limits in Kendrapara.

Laxmipriya Sahoo (74), the mom of sufferer Manicharana Sahoo, lodged a criticism with Pattamundai police on Tuesday alleging that one Aaju Moharana and his two sons Bipin and Gulu brutally attacked her son with a shovel and a bamboo stick. They had been underneath the impression that Manicharana was practising witchcraft within the village.

Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Pattamundai Sandhyarani Beura mentioned, “Acting on the FIR, we registered a murder case. During the investigation, police spoke to villagers about the role of the three accused in the case. All the accused fled the village but we have formed a team to nab them.”Similarly, a 50-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his neighbour on sorcery suspicion at Dimirikuda village inside Kisinda police limits in Sambalpur on Tuesday.

Police mentioned the accused Sanju Majhi (32) has been detained for beating Shukru Majhi to dying. Rairakhol SDPO PK Meher knowledgeable that the accused’s four-year-old son died round 4 years again. Sanju suspected that his little one died resulting from black magic carried out by Shukru. He was nursing a grudge in opposition to Shukru since then.

Shukru’s spouse Ratani mentioned on Monday evening, a bunch of 4 to 5 individuals barged into her home and attacked her husband with sticks. Panicked by the assault, she fled. On returning house, she discovered her husband mendacity unconscious in a pool of blood. Shukru was rushed to the hospital the place the docs declared him lifeless.

Ratani lodged a criticism with the police on this regard. The SDPO mentioned preliminary investigation revealed that the accused dedicated the crime alone. “He has been detained and police are interrogating him,” he added.

KENDRAPARA/SAMBALPUR: The social evil of witch-hunting continues to grip the state as two individuals had been killed over suspicion of sorcery in Kendrapara and Sambalpur districts on Monday evening. A 55-year-old man was allegedly killed by some villagers on suspicion of practising sorcery at Bantapatana village inside Pattamundai police limits in Kendrapara.

Laxmipriya Sahoo (74), the mom of sufferer Manicharana Sahoo, lodged a criticism with Pattamundai police on Tuesday alleging that one Aaju Moharana and his two sons Bipin and Gulu brutally attacked her son with a shovel and a bamboo stick. They had been underneath the impression that Manicharana was practising witchcraft within the village.

Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Pattamundai Sandhyarani Beura mentioned, “Acting on the FIR, we registered a murder case. During the investigation, police spoke to villagers about the role of the three accused in the case. All the accused fled the village but we have formed a team to nab them.”Similarly, a 50-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his neighbour on sorcery suspicion at Dimirikuda village inside Kisinda police limits in Sambalpur on Tuesday.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Police mentioned the accused Sanju Majhi (32) has been detained for beating Shukru Majhi to dying. Rairakhol SDPO PK Meher knowledgeable that the accused’s four-year-old son died round 4 years again. Sanju suspected that his little one died resulting from black magic carried out by Shukru. He was nursing a grudge in opposition to Shukru since then.

Shukru’s spouse Ratani mentioned on Monday evening, a bunch of 4 to 5 individuals barged into her home and attacked her husband with sticks. Panicked by the assault, she fled. On returning house, she discovered her husband mendacity unconscious in a pool of blood. Shukru was rushed to the hospital the place the docs declared him lifeless.

Ratani lodged a criticism with the police on this regard. The SDPO mentioned preliminary investigation revealed that the accused dedicated the crime alone. “He has been detained and police are interrogating him,” he added.