Jharkhand Man Given Death Penalty for Killing 5 Family Members Over Land Dispute

Sep 25, 2025 11:35 pm CST

A court in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district has sentenced Chunnu Manjhi to death for murdering five family members, including three children, following a property dispute. The court deemed the 2019 killings as "brutal and rarest of rare," basing the conviction on forensic evidence and witness testimonies.