A tribal man was sent to jail after he was arrested on charge of stabbing to death his own mother on witchcraft suspicion. 

According to the police, the arrest of a tribal man in Jharkhand’s Dumka has brought into light showcasing an old menace- witchcraft.

Ramjan Hembram, 41-year old, allegedly killed his 70-year-old mother on the suspicion that she practiced witchcraft.

This was confirmed by the Dumka police. The incident took place at Bhadra Digha village in Dumka on October 28.The victim is identified as 70- year old Muni Soren who was mother of Ramjan Hembram.

She was allegedly stabbed by him on suspicion that his mother was practicing witchcraft, and was responsible for his 18-year-old daughter's recent death.

Hembram was remanded to judicial custody, Gopikander Police Station Officer-in-Charge, Sumit Bhagat, told PTI.

“It was only after the death of the woman that her daughter lodged a complaint against her brother for the murder. He suspected his mother to be practicing witchcraft, and held her responsible for his 18-year-old daughter's recent death,” Bhagat said adding that the accused Hembram had attempted to kill his mother earlier too.

“The man confessed that on the night of October 28, he was heavily drunk and could not stop thinking about his deceased daughter, and in a fit of rage, went to her sister's house and stabbed his mother several times,” Bhagat said.

The knife used in the murder has also been recovered.Bhagat said the police are planning to host an awareness session on the Jharkhand Witchcraft Prevention Act, 2001, in remote villages.

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