{
  "id": 880258,
  "title": "Man attacks four kids with sickle, killing 3 in West Bengal’s Murshidabad; arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/man-attacks-four-kids-with-sickle-killing-3-in-west-bengals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T14:43:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/murshidabad-sickle-attack-three-girls-killed-accused-held-10833678/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, a 20-year-old man named Golam Sarwar, also known as Badsha, allegedly attacked four girls with a sickle in Raghunathpur village, Murshidabad district, India, killing three of them, according to police. The incident occurred in a room where Sarwar had taken his niece, who witnessed the attack along with three other girls playing outside. The victims, aged between 4 and 12 years, were rushed to Mahesail Hospital and subsequently transferred to Jangipur Sub-divisional Hospital, where two of the girls died from their injuries. The fourth girl, aged 6, remains in critical condition at Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Berhampore. Two of the deceased were sisters, and the third was their cousin. The accused fled the village after the attack but later surrendered at the local police station. Police recovered prescriptions and medications from Sarwar's room, and his father revealed that he had been undergoing psychiatric treatment in Berhampore. Preliminary investigations did not find evidence of drugs or alcohol usage during the incident, and no allegations of sexual assault were substantiated. Murshidabad District Superintendent of Police, Sachin Makkar, stated that the accused was produced before the court on Friday. The investigation is ongoing to determine the motive behind the attack, and mental health experts may be consulted. Police are also exploring other possibilities, such as personal or family disputes or if the attack was an attempt to cover up another crime. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for a post-mortem examination.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}