Elderly Odisha woman thrashed to death over witchcraft

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Elderly woman thrashed to death allegedly over witchcraft in OdishaBaripada: A 60-year-old woman was allegedly thrashed to death by people who suspected her to be practicing witchcraft at Dhansul village under Rasagobindapur police limits in Mayurbhanj district yesterday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Sakina Rout (65), widow of Gopinath Rout.

According to reports, Birasi Rout, Alamani Rout, Rangabati Rout, Anjana Rout and Kartika Rout entered the house of the widow and beat her black and blue suspecting her to be a practitioner of black magic. Later, they dumped her at an isolated place one kilometer away.

Police rushed to the spot after getting information about the matter and rushed Sakina to the nearest hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. Police have initiated an investigation into the crime.

There has been a spate of witchcraft-related violence across the state, especially in the tribal-dominated districts, in the recent past despite the implementation of Odisha Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, 2013 to check the social menace.

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