Hazaribagh, Oct 18 A 43-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by assailants at his residence in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Giddi on Saturday night when the accused entered the man’s home and held his wife hostage before striking him with a sharp-edged weapon, a senior officer said.
The deceased was identified as Manglesh Pal, who worked as a data entry operator at a Central Coalfields Ltd project site, Barkagaon SDPO Amit Anand told PTI.
The body was sent for post-mortem examination on Sunday, he said.
The police have launched an investigation to ascertain the motive of the murder, and CCTV footage in and around the deceased’s residence is being analysed to trace the movement of the accused, the officer said.
According to the deceased’s wife, Sonali Devi, the assailants tied her hands, taped her mouth, and held her hostage before attacking her husband.
After committing the crime, they took away two mobile phones and jewellery, the SDPO said.
(PTI News)
