Armed militants suspected to be of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad attacked a house in the Palamu district and robbed cash, jewellery and a motorcycle, police said on Saturday.

The incident happened in Getha village in the Lesliganj police station area on Friday, they said.

Raju Saw runs a grocery store at his house and the militants knocked on the pretext of buying goods for Diwali, they said.

As the shopkeeper opened the door, the militants threatened him with guns and looted Rs 62,000 in cash, jewellery and a motorcycle, police said.

It could be that some local criminals robbed the house in the name of a militant organisation, an officer said, adding that an investigation is underway.

Man shot dead in Dumka, face deformed

A 38-year-old man was shot dead and his face crushed in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said on Saturday.

The body of Sunil Das was found on the bank of Motihara river in Machkol village on Friday, Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Animesh Naithani said.

Das, a resident of Barnia in the Taljhari police station area, was shot and also attacked with a sharp weapon to deform the face, police said.

Superintendent of Police Ambar Lakra said that the reason behind the killing seems to be enmity with someone.

The face was badly injured so that the corpse is not identified, he said.

The police are investigating the case, he added.