Komna: In a shocking incident, a man beheaded his eight-year-old daughter after being convinced by a sorcerer to fulfil his wish to retain a wife. The accused, Ramchan Paharia, 36, was produced in a court for murder. The court remanded him in custody after rejecting his bail pleas, IIC Tapan Kumar Mahanand said.
The incident was reported from Dhakunpani, a remote village surrouned by Sunabeda sanctuary, 60-km from Komna police station in Nuapada district.
Ramchan, son of Jayram Paharia and Kosmibai, had married a girl of the village 17 years back. However, within a month of marriage, his wife deserted him. After a year, he married another woman through whom they had a daughter, Jamuna, 8. However, the second wife also eloped with a youth of the village.
Ramchan who did not lose hope, married a third time. This time, however, the couple gave birth to two sons. His wife did not like her step-daughter Jamuna which led to bickering between the couple. Apprehending, his wife might desert him, Ramchan approached a sorcerer.
The witch doctor, reportedly, advised him to sacrifice Jamuna. Then, naïve Ramchan hatched a plan to eliminate Jamuna. Accordingly, he took the girl to a forest where he beheaded her with an axe.
On learning about the incident, locals caught hold of Ramchan and beat him up before calling the police. Ramchan then confessed to killing Jamuna for fear of losing his wife. Investigations are underway.
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