Dumka, Sep 2
A gruesome double murder has shaken Sundaraplan village under Shikaripara police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand, leaving an elderly couple dead and their two daughters grievously injured.
According to police, the incident occurred between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, when unidentified assailants broke into the house of 63-year-old Saheb Hembram and his wife, Mangali Kisku (60).
The attackers allegedly used sharp-edged weapons to kill the couple on the spot before turning on their daughters.
The couple’s elder daughter, Hiramuni Hembram (25), and younger daughter Beni Hembram (17) sustained severe injuries in the attack.
Despite her condition, Hiramuni managed to call the police emergency helpline 112, following which Shikaripara police station in-charge Amit Kumar Lakra rushed to the spot with his team and arranged for the victims’ immediate transfer to Phool-Jhano Medical College Hospital in Dumka.