DALTONGANJ: A dalit couple was killed at Jorapur village under Paton police station in Palamu district on Sunday night. The dalits were of the Bhuiyan community. The killers assaulted the two with a tangi (axe- like weapon.Palamu SP A T Mathew said the couple was killed as villagers suspected them of practicing witchcraft by villagers. The barbaric killing of the two was the result of this superstition during Navratra, the SP added.The deceased have been identified as Saheedi Bhuiyan and Samanti Bhuiyan. Both were in their fifties.Mathew said Paton police have registered a case of twin murder and investigation in this connection is on.Sources said three people who had their faces covered barged into the hut of the dalit family on Sunday night and took the couple away . Their bodies were found about 33 km away from here on Monday.