What lay hidden in Chhattisgarh’s Purana Kharve
A small village in Chhattisgarh, Purana Kharve, is reeling after the discovery that a local shopkeeper, Ram Sahay Jaiswal, murdered eight men over four months. The accused, who appeared to be a meek family man, allegedly poisoned his victims' alcohol due to deep-seated personal grievances and debt.
Why it matters
The case has shocked the local community and raised questions about the psychological triggers behind serial violence in rural settings.
In June 2026, Purana Kharve woke up to discover that 8 murders had been committed over the past 4 months, after two decades of no heinous crime in the village. It shocked the 130-140 families that live here, by the banks of the Mahanadi river, in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar -Bhatapara district.
The article reports on a criminal investigation, relying on police statements and local accounts.
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