Daltonganj: A 60-year-old man was hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Palamu district. The incident took place in Mangradeeh village under the Naudeeha Bazaar police station limits. The deceased was identified as Parshuram.Niraj Kumar Singh, the officer in-charge of Naudeeha Bazaar police station, said the incident took place around 6:30 am. “Preliminary investigation suggests the murder was driven by superstition and a desire for revenge,” Singh said.Police suspected Parshuram was hacked to death after Vivek Kumar (23), a neighbour who had been undergoing treatment for an ailment in Ranchi, died in the early hours of Wednesday. Enraged family members of Vivek attacked Parshuram, alleging that his witchcraft was responsible for Vivek’s illness and death.Parshuram suffered deep wounds to his throat. His body was taken to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) for postmortem examination. An FIR was yet to be registered, and no arrest was made in the case till the evening.
