Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Jharkhand Man Sentenced to Death for Family Murder
A man named Chunnu Manjhi was sentenced to death because he killed five of his family members.
He was angry about a land deal where he felt he didn't get enough money.
The court decided his crime was very serious and gave him the harshest punishment.
He killed his brother, his wife, and their three children, and then attacked another brother and his mother.
He also set fire to a house and a motorcycle.
The police arrested him at the scene.
The court found him guilty based on evidence and witness statements.
Chunnu Manjhi was sentenced to death for killing five family members.
The murders were over a land dispute.
The incident happened in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district.
The court found Manjhi guilty under IPC Section 302 (murder).
He also received a fine and jail time for setting fire to a house.
- Who
- Chunnu Manjhi
- What
- Sentenced to death for murdering five family members over a land dispute.
- When
- The sentence was delivered on Thursday.
- Where
- Seraikela-Kharswan district, Jharkhand.
- Why
- Chunnu Manjhi was upset about the distribution of money from the sale of family land.
- Defendant
- Chunnu Manjhi
- Crime
- Murder
- Victims
- 5 family members, including 3 children
- Sentence
- Death
- Location
- Seraikela-Kharswan district, Jharkhand, India
- Motive
- Land dispute
- Date of Incident
- February 23, 2019