'Black magic' claims six-year-old girl's life in UP's Ghatampur; three detained
Kanpur (UP): A six-year-old girl was killed on Diwali night in Uttar Pradesh's Ghatampur, allegedly by those practicing black magic, police said on Sunday.
"Three suspects who could be behind the dreaded murder have been detained. Intensive interrogation is on and efforts are being made to know truth from the detained persons," said Deputy IG (Kanpur) Dr. Preetinder Singh.
Several police teams have been formed to make sure early arrest of the culprits, he added.
Forensic experts, with the help of sniffer dogs, have been deployed to gather scientific evidence at Ghatampur's Bhadras village.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem.
The DIG said farmer Karan Sankhwar's six-year-old daughter Shreya had gone missing on Saturday evening while his family was preparing for Diwali prayers.
The family could not locate her. They kept looking for her with flashlights towards the jungles but failed to trace her, the DIG added.
On Sunday morning, the body was found by some villagers passing from there, DIG said.
The injury marks on the upper parts of the body suggested that she was killed with a sharp-edged weapon, said another senior official.
The girl's belongings, including slippers and clothes, were also found lying near a tree.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
