Suspicion of witchcraft is likely to be the prime motive behind the murder of a couple – Bandhan Munda and Mukutmani Munda – at Khowai on July 20 last.
Meanwhile, one of the accused persons in the murder case, Dilu Orang was produced before the Court after his 5-day Police remand was over. The Court sent him to 14-day Jail Remand.
According to the sources, it is learnt, wife of Dilu Orang is ill. Earlier, she went to a Kabiraj at Sundartila village under Simna for treatment. The Kabiraj reportedly told the wife of Dilu Orang that she had fallen ill because of the Munda couple’s witchcraft. So it is doubtful as to whether she could be cured. After hearing this, Dilu Orang decided to take revenge and shared all the details with one Satish Ranjan Debbarma who in turn consulted four other persons. A murder plan was chalked out and accordingly, Satish Ranjan stabbed the couple multiple times and killed them. Satish’s name came up as prime accused. However, before Police could arrest him, Satish committed suicide. As a result, the knife used to kill the couple remained untraced. However, Police are searching for four persons who were named by Dilu Orang during interrogation.
