Man held within 8 hours for Pakur village head’s murder over sorcery suspicion

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The murder of village headman Chhota Bamna Pahariya in Pakur, Jharkhand, has shocked everyone. His relative, Dharma Pahariya, suspected him of witchcraft and committed the crime. Police have arrested the accused.

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Police have solved the murder case of village headman Chhota Bamna Pahariya, which occurred on September 21st in the Amdapada police station area of Pakur district. Within just eight hours, the police team arrested the murder suspect, Dharma Pahariya. The accused confessed to the murder under suspicion of witchcraft. Police recovered an axe with a wooden handle and an orange-colored printed towel stained with blood from the accused. Superintende…