7 persons beaten up while performing secret ritual to get hidden treasure in Odisha

Boudh: As many as seven persons paid a heavy price while making attempt to own a buried treasure as they were allegedly beaten up mercilessly by locals in Odisha.

The incident was reported from Karanjakata village under Purunakatak police limits in tribal-infested Boudh district.

The villagers attacked them suspecting to be child thieves and handed them over to local police.

According to reports, a youth namely Iswar Behera (27) of Karanjakata village had approached a person Shivram Mohapatra, who is a sorcerer and native to Bhanjanagar but staying at Raikia area, as well as his wife Priyambada Mallick out of greed to get valuable treasure buried under the ground. In this regard, he had contacted one of his relatives Nehru Behera (52) in Angul district. The youth’s father Alekh Behera (55) and two others Gokul Chandra Patnaik (45) of Rambha area and Pradip Mohapatra (48) of Dhenkanal district had also joined his secret mission to get hidden wealth.

As per their plan, they began a secret ritual at a secluded place late on Thursday night to know exact location of hidden treasure.

Some youth after getting information about their plan reached the spot to foil their bid. A few minutes later, women villagers rushed to the place and started assaulting them physically including the sorcerer. They reportedly vandalised a car in which all seven people had come to the village.

On receiving information, Purunakatak Police reached the place and rescued the victims. They detained all seven persons for interrogation.

During questioning, it was clear that the seven persons had come to the place for a purpose of dacoity, informed Purunakatak Police IIC Jyotsha Kaunri.

Some eyewitnesses are saying that another car managed to flee from the spot during attack on the sorcerer as well as six others.

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