BERHAMPUR: Doraguda police in Rayagada district arrested a 54-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly murdering an elderly person over the suspicion of sorcery. The accused was identified as Iswar Dora and the deceased is Gopal Dora (63). As per police, both Iswar and Gopal are from the same village, Doraguda in Kashipur block. As the body bore several cut marks, police registered a murder case and sent it for postmortem. During further investigation, police found that the villagers suspected Gopal practised witchcraft.

Source: Indian Express January 25, 2026 04:46 UTC