A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing his mother-in-law to gain mastery over witchcraft at Rangamati village in Ranchi under Silli police limits.
Police station officer-in-charge, Chiranjit Prasad said Fhalindra Lohra was arrested on Monday night for killing his mother-in-law Sakuri Devi, 45.
The accused had come to his wife’s house last week. His father-in-law, Parna Lohra, found Devi’s body around 4pm on Monday and informed the police.
Fhalindra had fled upon seeing his father-inlaw. He was later arrested from a relative’s house.
“Fhalindra confessed that he was a practitioner of witchcraft. To obtain greater powers, he killed Devi with a sharp weapon and then drank her blood.”
Police also found a duck with its neck severed along with a buffalo calf with injuries on its neck.
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