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Mob Burns Woman, Infant to Death Over Witchcraft Allegations in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

Mob Burns Woman, Infant to Death Over Witchcraft Allegations in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

West Singhbhum, Jharkhand (Gurpreet SIngh): A 32-year-old woman and her one-year-old baby were allegedly set on fire by a mob after she was branded a witch in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place late Tuesday night in a village under the Kumardungi police station limits. Four men have been arrested in connection with the crime so far. According to the complaint filed by the woman’s husband, he woke up around midnight after hearing people calling out to him and his wife. When he stepped outside, he found nearly a dozen villagers gathered and accusing…
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