Relatives kill 55-year-old tribal woman, dump her body near railway tracks

Body of a 55-year-old tribal was on Friday recovered from a rail track near Sarlo village on Hatia-Govindpur railway track, police said.

The victim, Bhadua Horo, was allegedly murdered by relatives including his brother under Karra police station of Khunti district who dumped the body on the rail track to mislead police as a case of suicide, Police Superintendent Anis Gupta said.

Horo was done to death over long-standing feud of a piece of land and the body was sent for post-mortem.

An FIR against six persons-Jetha Horo, Bithu Horo, Dharmu Horo, Tuna Horo, Bicha Horo and Pahla Horo-has been registered based on the statement of the victim's wife, he said.