Sukma:
Two {couples} and a girl have been allegedly crushed to demise on suspicion of practising witchcraft in a village in Chhattisgarh’s tribal-dominated Sukma district on Sunday, police stated.
5 individuals, all from the identical village, have been detained in regards to the homicide and are being interrogated, they stated.
The incident happened in Ektal village beneath Konta police station limits and the victims have been recognized as Mausam Kanna (34), his spouse Mausam Biri, Mausam Buchcha (34), his spouse Mausam Arjo (32), and one other lady Karka Lachhi (43), a police official right here stated.
After being alerted, senior officers rushed to the spot, he stated.
The accused who’ve been detained are Savlam Rajesh (21), Savlam Hidma, Karam Satyam (35), Kunjam Mukesh (28) and Podiam Enka, he stated.
Additional investigation into the incident is underway, he added.
In an identical incident on Thursday (September 12), 4 members of a household, together with an toddler boy, have been allegedly killed on the suspicion {that a} member of their household practised black magic in a village within the state’s Balodabazar-Bhatapara district.
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