New Delhi, July 7 -- Five members of a family were burnt alive allegedly over black magic in a village in Bihar's Purnea, police said on Monday. Charred bodies were recovered and three arrests have been made so far, police added.

According to Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Sadar Purnea, the police received a call from Sonu Kumar, 16, who said members of the Oraon community had beat up his family and burnt them alive on Sunday night.

"During the course of the investigation when we reached their village, we received information about 5 missing people - Babulal Oraon, Sita Devi, Manjit Oraon, Aranaia Devi and Kakto," ANI quoted Sharma as saying.

"Later, their charred bodies were recovered. Three people have been...