By IANS
Ranchi : It may sound bizarre but it is true. People in a Jharkhand village fought among themselves to get a piece of a shirt used by a youth to commit suicide.
Residents of Kataritola village in Hazaribagh district, 110 km from here, fought with one another Sunday for a piece of the shirt used by a youth to hang himself, media reports said here Monday.
The people were driven by a superstition that if any material used for hanging is kept in the house, it brings prosperity, the villagers said.
The incident happened in front of the police. A youth committed suicide Sunday by hanging himself from a tree using his shirt. Police reached the village and were trying to find out the reason behind the suicide after bringing down the body when the villagers started to fight for the shirt.
"There is strong belief in our society that if the material used in hanging is kept in the house, it brings prosperity and help to the family economically. It also helps in court cases. Considering the belief people tried to get a piece of the cloth," said Snehi Ram, a resident of the village.
According to reports, six months ago a father sacrificed his son to "fulfill" the wishes of a god in this area. The father was later arrested.