In a gruesome incident on Thursday, a youth attacked a family in Gurudisahi of Sirigada village of Keonjhar district suspecting them of practising black magic.
Reports said the accused Rinku Sahoo attacked the family with an axe when all of them were fast asleep in their house at around 11 pm. The woman and her minor daughter were killed on the spot, while her husband and son were critically injured. Some of the family’s neighbours rushed the critically injured father-son duo to the Telkoi hospital.
However, the Telkoi police on Friday managed to nab Rinku and are interrogating him. Rinku is stated to have committed the crime suspecting that the couple was practicing black magic. Further investigations are on, police said.