Seven people have been arrested for alleg📖edly killing a 65-year-old man on suspicion of practicing sorcery in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said on Wednes𒅌day.
The man, identified as Bhanu Munda, was allegedly killed with sharp objects on the night of September 3 in Serenghatu village in Arki police station area, around 80 km from state capita🌱l Ranchi, a senior police officer said.
"An FIR has been lodged under sections of the Witchcraft Prohibition Act with Arki police station area on 💯September 4," Khunti Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Amit Kumar told PTI. A special investigation team was formed to arrest the accused.
"As many as seven accused have been arrested including an exorcist w♚ho had accused Munda and his wife Biraspati Devi of practicing witchcraft that led to his killing," he added.
