Security has been tightened at Bhimjuli village in Biswanath
following Monday’s incident in which villagers killed a 63-year-old woman after
suspecting her to be a witch. Adequate police force has been deployed in the
village to ensure that there was no backlash.
Meanwhile, protests were held at several places across Assam
against the incident. Many organizations demanded strict actions to stop the
menace.
Local MLA Prabin Hazarika visited the village on Tuesday.
The elderly tea-tribe woman was found hacked to death and
buried by a stream in suspect to be linked to black magic and witchcraft in
Assam-Arunachal border at Sonitpur district.
A police spokesperson said that the body of Pani Orang was
found buried under a mound of sand close to a stream.
Local people said the killings were driven by superstitious
beliefs.
Witch-hunting is a evil practice, and superstition still
exists among some communities in Assam. The government had off late said it
would bring an act with more punitive actions to check the menace.
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