BHABUA, May 13 -- Police recovered the severed headless torsos of a man and a woman from beneath a bridge in Bihar's Kaimur district, intensifying concerns over a series of gruesome killings in the region. Officials suspect the murders were carried out elsewhere and the body parts dumped to conceal the victims' identities.

The incident took place under the jurisdiction of Ramgarh police station and marks the second such case reported in the area within three days.

Earlier on Sunday, police had recovered the dismembered remains of a child aged around 10-12 years and another individual from the Durgawati River beneath a bridge on the Mohania-Buxar National Highway near Panserwan village. Their bodies had reportedly been cut into 18 pieces...