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Bodies of elderly couple recovered from maize field in J'khand

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Press Trust of India Gumla (Jharkhand)

The bodies of an elderly couple were today recovered from a maize field in Jharkhand's Gumla district, a police officer said.

Prima facie, it seems that Sahdeo Oraon (65) and his wife Bigni Devi (62) - residents of Arko Mahua village in Puso police station area of Gumla - were killed around two days ago, he said.

"We are probing the case from all angles. The couple could be a victim of a withcraft practice," the officer said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

 

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First Published: Aug 31 2018 | 9:01 PM IST

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