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Five women killed in Jharkhand village in witch hunt

by IBNS 08 Aug 2015, 08:02 am

Ranchi, Aug 8 (IBNS) Five women have been killed in a Jharkhand village reportedly on suspicion of practising witchcraft, reports said.

The village is under Mandar block, about 45 km from Ranchi. Police has started an investigation, but no arrests have been made so far.

Reports quoted police as saying that prima facie it seems that villagers were involved in the incident.

Details of the incident are awaited.