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Jharkhand village group clash claims 8 lives

People assembled at the spot to discuss alleged atrocities by `Santi Sena'

Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury

GRIEF-STRICKEN: Family member of a tribal victim who died in a clash on Monday evening at the Tetratoli village, near Kurkura Bazar in Gumla district of Jharkhand on Tuesday.

Gumla (Jharkhand): Eight persons, including two with alleged criminal backgrounds, were killed and a dozen injured in a group clash at Kurkura village in Gumla district, the police said.

Six persons, hailing from different villages, were killed as Surju Mahto, a member of a `Santi Sena' group, fired at random after having been surrounded by a mob at Tetartoli under the Kamdara police station, 70 km from the district headquarters on Monday night.

Two others were lynched by a mob, which suspected them of being supporters of the group. These two persons had criminal cases pending against them, the police said.

"The incident occurred when a large number of people from the Kolebira, Kamdara, Bano and Basia blocks assembled at a spot to discuss alleged atrocities being committed by the `Santi Sena' in their areas," Deputy Inspector-General Ram Laxman Prasad said. Three houses were torched in the incident. — PTI

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