Jharkhand man beheads cousin over land dispute, friends take selfie
Khunti (Jharkhand), (PTI): A 20-year-old tribal man beheaded his 24-year-old cousin over a land dispute and the friends of the accused took a selfie with the severed head of the victim in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place in Murhu area recently.
Six people, including the prime accused and his wife, were arrested on Sunday based on an FIR lodged by Dasai Munda, the father of the deceased youth, on December 2.
In the FIR, the 55-year-old Munda said his son Kanu Munda was alone at home on December 1 as others had gone to the paddy fields for work.
On returning home in the evening, the locals told the complainant that his nephew Sagar Munda and his friends had abducted his son.
After failed attempts to trace Kanu, his father lodged the FIR the next day.
A police team headed by Khunti Sub-divisional Police Officer Amit Kumar was formed to apprehend the accused.
Following the arrest of the accused, the torso was found in Kumang Gopla forest and the head 15 km away at Dulwa Tungri area, Murhu police station officer-in-charge Chudamani Tudu said.
The officer said that the accused persons had taken selfie with the severed head.
Five mobile phones, including that of the deceased, two blood-stained sharp weapons, an axe and an SUV were seized, Tudu said.
A long-standing feud between the families of the deceased and the accused over a piece of land is stated to be the reason behind the beheading, the officer added.
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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.
