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Witch hunt : 63-year-old tribal woman beheaded in Assam village
Witch Hunt: 63-Year-Old Tribal Woman Beheaded In Assam Village. A 63-year-old tribal woman was beheaded on Sunday allegedly by a group of villagers in Assam\'s Sonitpur district along with Arunachal Pradesh border who suspected that the tribal woman had been practicing witchcraft at the remote area.
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Guwahati: A 63-year-old tribal woman was beheaded on Sunday allegedly by a group of villagers in Assam's Sonitpur district along with Arunachal Pradesh border who suspected that the tribal woman had been practicing witchcraft at the remote area.
The incident took place at Bhimajuli village in Biswanath Chariali police district along with the Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday evening.
Allegedly instigated by a couple of the remote village who act as priests, a group of villagers had called out 63-year-old Moni Orang of her house and severely beat.
"The villagers severely beat her and then severed her head with sharp weapon, " a top police official said.
The villagers had prevented security personnel to enter in the village, but police had managed to recover the body and the sharp weapon which used in beheaded the woman.
"Police has arrested seven persons allegedly involved in this, " the police official said.
Top police official had rushed to the area and started investigation into the incident.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
