Nagar Untari police have arrested seven people in connection of murder of a woman while doing black magic. Police said that the woman was murdered to remove the obstacles coming in the way of building a house.
In this context, the Garhwa Police issued a press release on Monday, stating that a secret information was received about the murder of Munna Oraon's wife Gudiya Devi in Jangipur village on June 21. Also, for erasing the evidence, the dead body was taken to the crematorium located in Khura village of Ranka police station area and burnt.
The matter was investigated by the station in-charge Yogendra Kumar and on his self written statement, a case was registered against a dozen including the woman's husband Munna Oraon, sister Lalita Devi, brother-in-law Dinesh Oraon.
According to the release, on the instructions of the SP, a team was constituted led by SDPO Pramod Keshari for the investigation of the murder case and the speedy arrest of the criminals involved in the murder.
In the course of investigation, seven people were arrested from different places of Nagar Untari, Meral and Ranka police station area. Simultaneously, the burnt remains (bone) of the deceased were confiscated.
The arrested criminals include the names of the deceased Gudiya Devi's sister Lalita Devi, Dinesh Oraon, Surji Kumar, Kundan Oraon, Suraj Oraon, Munna Oraon and Ramsharan Oraon. Raids are being conducted to arrest the remaining criminals. Police sent the arrested criminals to judicial custody.