Updated on: August 03, 2025 11:46 pm IST
The villagers allegedly killed the man, cut their private parts and threw the body into a nearby Harbhangi dam.
Police said on Sunday that a 35 -year -old man was killed by a group of people and allegedly cut off his private part on suspicion of witchcraft in Gajapati district of Odisha.
Police said the incident took place in Malasapadar village under the limits of Mohana police station in the district on Saturday night.
The villagers allegedly killed the man, cut their private parts and threw the body into a nearby Harbhangi dam.
Police recovered the body from the reservoir on Sunday morning.
Suresh Chandra Tripathi, the sub-divisional police officer of G. Udayagiri, said that he has detained 14 villagers for questioning.
Villagers suspect that a middle -aged woman died a fortnight ago because due to the black magic of the man.
Fearing an attack, the man, along with his family members, went to his father -in -law in Ganjam district, asked his sister -in -law to take care of his cattle and goats, the police officer said.
On Saturday, Gopal returned to his village to take his domestic animals when he was kidnapped and killed.
The body was sent for the post -mortem examination.
