Khunti: An old tribal couple was axed to death while their teenaged children suffered injuries in an attack by unidentified attackers in Dadgamma under Khunti police station under Khunti district, a senior police officer today said.
The victims Satri Munda (60) and his wife Jauni Devi (55) along with their son Ram Munda (14) and daughter Radha Hansa were in their sleep when the attackers barged into the house past midnight last and axed the old couple to death, said Superintendent of Police Ashwini Kumar Sinha.
Mr Sinha said the victims children suffered minor injuries in the incident.
Asked about the possible reason behind the incident, the SP did not rule the possibility that the witchcraft could be the possible reason.
The victims Satri Munda (60) and his wife Jauni Devi (55) along with their son Ram Munda (14) and daughter Radha Hansa were in their sleep when the attackers barged into the house past midnight last and axed the old couple to death, said Superintendent of Police Ashwini Kumar Sinha.
Mr Sinha said the victims children suffered minor injuries in the incident.
Asked about the possible reason behind the incident, the SP did not rule the possibility that the witchcraft could be the possible reason.
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