Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Oct 30, 2012: Woman dubbed witch, burnt alive by distant relatives

PTI | Oct 30, 2012, 09.54PM IST
AURANGABAD (Bihar): A 50-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive by her distant relatives, who claimed she was practicing witchcraft in Mae village here, police said today.

According to complaint lodged by the woman's son, some relatives branded her a witch and burnt her alive after pouring kerosene on her on October 27, they said. 

The woman succumbed the next day at a hospital in Gaya, they said. 

On the basis of statement of the victim's son, an FIR was registered against four persons, they said. 
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