Suspecting witchcraft elderly woman thrashed to death
On suspicion of practising witchcraft, an elderly woman was brutally beaten to death and her throat slit before her body was dumped in a pond at a village in Memari early this morning.
On suspicion of practising witchcraft, an elderly woman was brutally beaten to death and her throat slit before her body was dumped in a pond at a village in Memari early this morning.
In a shocking incident, witchcraft was practiced in a government-funded residential school in Surat to treat a girl student who was unwell.
Prima facie, the police suspected that the incident might have taken place over suspicion of practising witchcraft.
In the last couple of months there has been growing incidents of witchcraft related violence and in some cases a whole family is banished from the community.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sarkaghat Chander Paul said all the accused including the real sister of the victim, who were named in the FIR, have been arrested by police.
At least 29 people including 22 women were arrested by the police on Thursday.
Police so far have arrested 11 persons in connection with the murder of a woman on the suspicion that she…
