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Purnia killings: Probe hints at apathy, land and superstition

PURNIA, July 11 -- With a probe underway in connection with the grisly killing of five members of a Tribal family in Purnia, the investigation is believed to focus on three points- apathy, land and su... Read More


Three killed in road accident in Bihar's Purnia

PURNIA, July 11 -- Three persons, including two women and a seven-year-old girl, were killed and two others injured after a speeding SUV hit them in Bihar's Purnia district late Wednesday night. While... Read More


How a death sparked superstitions, 5 murders, but kin allege land row

TETGAMA, July 10 -- Sonu Oraon was dozing off after dinner around 10pm on Sunday when a cacophony of sharp voices outside the hut shook him awake. A fellow villager, Ramdev Oraon, had dragged his sick... Read More


How a death sparked superstition, 5 murders, but kin allege land row

TETGAMA, July 10 -- Sonu Oraon was dozing off after dinner around 10pm on Sunday when a cacophony of sharp voices outside the hut shook him awake. A fellow villager, Ramdev Oraon, had dragged his sick... Read More


From land grab plot to witchcraft, doubts galore over Purnia killings

TETGAMA (PURNIA), July 9 -- An eerie silence prevails at Tetgama, located 15 km from district headquarters of Purnia and 340 km north-east of the state capital with people largely migrant labourers an... Read More


'Land dispute' behind Bihar witchcraft deaths

TETGAMA, July 9 -- Sonu Oraon was dozing off after dinner around 10pm on Sunday when a cacophony of sharp voices outside the hut shook him awake. A fellow villager, Ramdev Oraon, had dragged his sick ... Read More


How death of a boy sparked superstitions and 5 murders, but kin allege land dispute

TETGAMA, July 9 -- Sonu Oraon was dozing off after dinner around 10pm on Sunday when a cacophony of sharp voices outside the hut shook him awake. A fellow villager, Ramdev Oraon, had dragged his sick ... Read More


5 killed in Purnia over suspicion of witchcraft

PURNIA, July 8 -- Five members of a tribal family, including three women, were allegedly hacked to death and their bodies burnt on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Purnea district of Bihar, polic... Read More


bihar: 5 of family hacked to death on suspicion of 'witchcraft'

PURNIA, July 8 -- Five members of a tribal family, three women and two men, were hacked to death and their bodies burnt on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Purnea district of Bihar, police said o... Read More


bihar: 5 of family hacked to death on suspicion of 'witchcraft'

PURNIA, July 8 -- Five members of a tribal family, three women and two men, were hacked to death and their bodies burnt on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Purnea district of Bihar, police said o... Read More