The body of a 25 years tribal youth Gambhir Marandi, with some injury marks, was found hanging from a tree at Jaridih locality near Jagasur village here on Sunday late in the evening and in prime fascia tribal youth had allegedly committed suicide but after investigation raising suspicion that he could have been murdered by one his co-worker namely Ganesh Munda. Police have lodged a case under section 302/201 of IPC at Jaridih police station here on Tuesday evening after submitting an FIR by victim father Parmeshwar Manjhi, said Radha Kumari Officer –in charge of Jaridih police station.
Police sources said that the body of Gambhir Marandi, who lived with his parent and worked as daily- wag worker, was found hanging on the tree, an Officer-in charge Radha Kumari said .The deceased Gambhir Munda and his co-worker Ganesh Munda were returning from Madhepura (Bihar)on January 28,2017and both were to board Jharkhand –bound train and arrived at Bokaro on Saturday at 8pmand did not reached his home at Kashmar and his body was found hanging at isolated place of Jagasur village late in the evening on Sunday ,the officer said .
According to Radha Kumari an O/C of Jaridih PS, some injury marks were noticed on his body that he could have been murdered before being hanged from tree, the officer said, adding that some others articles were missing from the victim’s body .While his father alleged that he had been murdered by his co-worker Ganesh Munda and lodged an FIR against him.
The police said they called of his colleague Ganesh Munda for questioning.”We are finding out about his whereabouts on that day and he told me that we arrived here together but he had gone somewhere .The police said they were investigating several angles in the case while Ganesh Munda has repeatedly denied that he was involved in the case so far, we have not got any strong evidence against him .But nothing can be said at this stage ,O/C,Radha Kumari said