Villagers in a rural part of eastern India have killed five women whom they accused of practising witchcraft, police have said.
Police in eastern Jharkhand state said on Saturday that a group of assailants dragged the women out of their huts and beat them to death at around midnight on Friday in their village, some 30km from state capital, Ranchi.
"A group (of villagers) dragged the women out and beat them to death with sticks, accusing them of practising witchcraft," Ranchi deputy police chief Arun Kumar Singh told AFP news agency by phone.
At least 21 villagers have been arrested over the killings of the women, who were mostly aged between 45 and 50. Full story...
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Police in eastern Jharkhand state said on Saturday that a group of assailants dragged the women out of their huts and beat them to death at around midnight on Friday in their village, some 30km from state capital, Ranchi.
"A group (of villagers) dragged the women out and beat them to death with sticks, accusing them of practising witchcraft," Ranchi deputy police chief Arun Kumar Singh told AFP news agency by phone.
At least 21 villagers have been arrested over the killings of the women, who were mostly aged between 45 and 50. Full story...
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