The three absconders accused, including main accused, of the March 18 killing and hanging of two cattle traders at Latehar in Jharkhand surrendered to a local court today.
The main accused Arun Sao of Balumath village and Sahdeo Soni and Vishal Tiwari of Jhabar village, where the bodies were found, surrendered to the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate and were sent to 14 days in judicial remand.
On March 19, five persons were arrested in connection with the incident which had triggered violence leaving a sub-divisional officer and six policemen injured.
The police claimed that the motive behind the killing of the two persons - a 32-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy was to loot their animals and they were left hanging from a treee at Jhabbar village to make it look like a suicide.
The two were killed after leaving their homes with animals for Tutilawa village in neighbouring Chatra district for an animal fair.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today announced financial assistance of Rs one lakh each to the two bereaved families.
