A couple of Gapatia village under the Mohana police station in Gajapati district was brutally killed on suspicion of practicing witchcraft on Sunday night.
Later, their bodies were dumped in the nearby Judima jungle. The deceased were identified as Patu Mallick and his physically challenged wife Sabitri Mallick.
While Patu died due to injuries on his chest inflicted by a sharp weapon, Sabitri’s throat was found slit. The assailants had also sprinkled chili powder on their bodies.
After a complaint was lodged with the Mohana police on Monday, a police team went to the spot for investigations.
Later, police recovered the bodies and sent them for postmortem. The incident has triggered panic in the area.
