Police on Saturday arrested the accused and sent him to judicial custody for allegedly setting a woman ablaze after she refused his marriage proposal. “The accused was arrested and sent to judicial custody,” said Dumka DIG Sudarshan Prasad Mandal. “An SIT has also been formed,” he added. Jharkhand Chief Minister […]
Jharkhand: 6 arrested for brutally thrashing, forcing family to consume human excreta over ‘witchcraft’ in Dumka
In an inhumane incident in Jharkhand’s Dumka, four members of a family, including three women, were forced to consume human excreta over alleged suspicion of the family practising witchcraft. According to the police, the family was also tortured with a hot iron rod in Aswari village, which comes under the […]
Jharkhand: Students tie teachers to a tree, beat them over poor marks in Dumka
A group of school students in Jharkhand’s Dumka district tied their teachers to a tree and allegedly beat them up for giving them low scores which resulted in the students failing their exams. The First information report (FIR) has been registered against the headmaster and 11 students, the police said. […]
Jharkhand: Girl who was set on fire in Dumka succumbs to injuries, accused held
A girl who was allegedly set on fire by a person after she did not reciprocate his proposal in Jharkhand’s Dumka district succumbed to her burn injuries on Sunday. The police said the accused has been arrested. Accused Shahrukh poured petrol on her and set her ablaze on August 23. […]
Jharkhand: Teen held for assaulting minor girl in Dumka
A minor boy was held in Jharkhand’s Dumka after a video of him thrashing a minor girl went viral on social media, said police on Sunday. According to the police, the video is 15-day old in which a boy is thrashing a minor girl. “A minor boy was held in […]