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Tribal woman lynched over witchcraft suspicion in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur; husband, 3 others held | Raipur News

RAIPUR: A 48-year-old tribal woman was allegedly killed in a brutal superstition-linked attack in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district after being accused of practising witchcraft, with police arresting her husband, two women and another man–all tribals in the case.The incident took place in Gatti Mahua village in Sanna region. Police identified the victim as Goidi Bai, 48,…

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Assam: Couple killed as mob torches home over witchcraft suspicion; probe launched | Guwahati News

Visual from incident site Guwahati: A couple was killed after their home was allegedly set ablaze by a mob over suspicion of witchcraft in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, police said on Wednesday.The attack took place on Tuesday night at No. 1 Beloguri Munda village in the Howraghat area, where a group of villagers allegedly barged…

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‘Locality under grip of superstition’: Assam couple burnt alive on witchcraft suspicion; villagers claim they caused harm | Guwahati News

DIPHU: A group of people burnt alive a couple in a village in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, suspecting them to be involved in witchcraft, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday night at No. 1 Beloguri Munda village in the Howraghat area.“The miscreants first attacked the couple with sharp weapons inside their house. After…

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