A tribal man and his
son were killed by unidentified persons in Hesahatu village under Khunti police station of Khunti district, probably on suspicion that they were practising black magic, police today said.
The victims Sunder Munda (60) and his 28-year-old son Birsingh Tuti were asleep in their house last night when the attackers barged into their house and killed them with sticks and sharp weapons, Superintendent of Police, Anish Gupta said.
Though the possibility of witchcraft was not ruled out behind the incident, Gupta said investigation was on to nab the culprits, who escaped after committing the crime.
The bodies have been recovered and sent for post-mortem.
