The Jhaber twin murder case of two people on 17 of March, that left many in shock, has been cracked by the police in latehar district.
Two people belonging to the minority community, were hanged from branches of a tree to death on Friday at Jhaber under Balumath police station. The two were in cattle trade.
DIG police Palamu Saket Kumar Singh speaking to The Pioneer on Saturday said, "latehar SP Anoop Birtharey and his boys worked hard and cracked the case. Five people have been nabbed in this case”.
He said, “In all eight were involved in hanging the two people to death at Jhaber."
With the nabbing of five the fleeing three can not escape the net of police any longer, he added.
The incident had immense communal portent but the Balumath police in latehar district seem to have acted promptly.
On the other normality has returned to Jhaber.
However sources said in most technical and professional manner police intercepted some of the conversations that took place among the people of the majority community which gave the police enormous lead to crack the case.
The eight identified are from the same village from where hailed the two members killed.
DIG when prodded said there was one or two who had instigated and provoked the others to the heinous crime. DIG refused to sharethe names of the five nabbed.
Sources said there is no word if the brain behind this bizarre tragedy has been caught.
DIG said as of now police have not learnt if the 5 nabbed have any right wing majority community outfit alliance or allegiance.
However sources said the double murder was a pre planned pre meditated one wherein the perpetrators of crime left nothing for the two to survive.