{"id":260,"date":"2025-07-09T22:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/?p=260"},"modified":"2025-07-09T22:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:09:19","slug":"brutal-mob-lynching-of-five-family-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/?p=260","title":{"rendered":"Brutal mob-lynching of five family members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/india-bihar-witchcraft-arrests-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/india-bihar-witchcraft-arrests-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/india-bihar-witchcraft-arrests-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/india-bihar-witchcraft-arrests-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/india-bihar-witchcraft-arrests-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/recentnewstech24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/india-bihar-witchcraft-arrests.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what happened in <strong>Tetgama village, Purnia district, Bihar<\/strong> \u2014 the tragic incident you mentioned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the night of <strong>July 6, 2025<\/strong>, nearly <strong>300 villagers<\/strong> gathered and brutally attacked a single family\u2014five members of a traditional healer\u2019s household. The victims were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Babu Lal Oraon<\/strong> (65) \u2013 the healer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His mother, <strong>Kota Mosmat<\/strong> (75)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His wife, <strong>Sita Devi<\/strong> (60)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His son, <strong>Manjeet Oraon<\/strong> (25)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His daughter-in-law, <strong>Rani Devi<\/strong> (22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The violence was sparked by the belief that the healer was responsible for the death and illness of children in the area. After a child fell ill, villagers turned violent when the healer couldn\u2019t cure them. Over <strong>50 people<\/strong> (some reports mention up to 300) participated in a mob attack. They beat the family and then tried to <strong>burn one of the bodies<\/strong> and haul it away on a tractor to destroy any evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only survivor was <strong>17-year-old Sonu<\/strong>, the healer\u2019s younger son, who escaped to alert the authorities. The <strong>Director General of Police, Vinay Kumar<\/strong>, confirmed the victims were not burned alive\u2014there were <strong>no signs of smoke inhalation<\/strong>\u2014but the attempt to conceal the crime was chilling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, <strong>three individuals<\/strong> have been arrested:<br>\u2013 <strong>Chhotu Oraon (32)<\/strong><br>\u2013 <strong>Mohd Sanaul (31)<\/strong><br>\u2013 <strong>Nakul Oraon (28)<\/strong><br>One of them was the tractor driver who helped move a body. The police have filed an FIR and are continuing to investigate, looking into any broader conspiracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, authorities are planning awareness campaigns to combat <strong>superstition<\/strong> and prevent such violent, mob-based justice in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brutal <strong>mob-lynching of five family members<\/strong> in a superstition-driven attack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Villagers erroneously blamed the healer for local child illnesses\/deaths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Evidence tampering<\/strong> by attempting to burn a body and transport it via tractor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arrests have been made; investigations are ongoing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government is pursuing educational campaigns to root out superstition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what happened in Tetgama village, Purnia district, Bihar \u2014 the tragic incident you mentioned: On the night of July 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