2 children murdered in Mayurbhanj over suspected witchcraft of mom

Bhubaneswar | Saturday | 22nd July, 2017

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BHUBANESWAR: Two brothers, aged 10 and 3, were murdered at Dhipabandha village under Badampahad police limits in Mayurbhanj district, police said on Saturday. "These villagers might have killed my wife and kids suspecting her witch," said the man in his complaint.Bodies were sent for postmortem. "When they didn't return home, Madhusudan, a daily wager, informed the police on Fridayabout the missing of his wife and kids. After staying at her father's house for a few hours, she left with her kids in the afternoon for Dhipabandha. Their bodies were discovered in a forest near the village.Police said the villagers murdered the siblings because they suspected their mother practised witchcraft.The deceased were identified as Jagannath Sinku, 10, and Sashanka Sinku, 3, sons of Madhusudan Sinku , 54, of Dhipabandha village..