Purnea, July 13 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with the family members of five individuals who were allegedly burnt alive in a horrific incident linked to accusations of witchcraft in Titgaon village, Purnea, on July 7.

On July 7, five members of a family were burnt alive in Bihar's Purnia allegedly in connection with black magic. The police have recovered all five charred bodies, and three accused have been arrested in the matter.

According to SDPO Sadar Purnea Pankaj Kumar Sharma, 16-year-old Sonu Kumar told the police that in the name of "black magic", people of the "Oraon" community beat up his family and burnt them alive.

During the investigation, as t...