Two women among 3 hacked to death in separate incidents in Jharkhand

Three persons, including two women, were hacked to death in separate incidents in Jharkhand's Lohardaga and Palamu districts on Monday, police said.

A 35-year-old man allegedly hacked his elderly father and wife to death over a family dispute in Lohardaga, a senior officer said.

The incident took place at Sengra Toli village within the Bhandra Police Station limits, when the man attacked his 60-year-old father Surendra Oraon and his wife Sujita Oraon, aged 27, he said.

''Sandeep Oraon, the accused, has been arrested. The bodies of both the deceased were sent for post-mortem examinations at Sadar Hospital,'' Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadique Anwar Rizvi said.

His three-year-old girl was injured during the attack and was undergoing treatment at the hospital, he said.

The axe used in the crime was seized from the crime spot, the officer said.

The police are interrogating the accused, and an investigation into the case is underway, he said.

A 50-year-old man allegedly hacked his daughter to death in Palamu after he opposed her relationship with a man, another officer said.

The incident took place in Lohar village within the Lesliganj Police Station limits when the accused attacked his 20-year-old daughter with an axe, he said.

''The accused is absconding after committing the crime. At the time of the incident, his daughter was asleep. His wife was present at home, but she is not in a position to give a statement. Efforts are being made to record her statements in this case,'' Lesliganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Uttam Kumar Rai told PTI.

He said it is a clear case of ''honour killing''.

''Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was in a relationship with a man. Enraged by his daughter's relationship and concerned about his family's prestige, the father killed her with a sharp weapon,'' the officer said.

Her body was sent for post-mortem examination to Medinirai Medical College Hospital (MMCH), and the investigation is underway, he added.

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