A village pradhan was murdered in Jharkhand's Latehar district, the police stated this on Monday.
Bal Govind Singh, the pradhan of Murgidih village, was found murdered on Sunday evening, with his throat slit.
Barwadih police station's officer-in-charge Radheshyam Kumar said his body was sent for post-mortem examination, and an investigation is underway to find out the cause of his murder. He further said the knife used to slit his throat had been recovered from near his body.
Some people had been held for questioning, he added.
Panchayat secretary Atma Singh, the victim's son, said his father left home in the evening to get their cattle back home from the field.
His body was found in the night, a few metres away from the house, he said.
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