An Indian
woman accused of being a witch met her horrifying end after her own family
“stripped her naked and blinded her with burning embers before beating her to
death.
The shocking
incident happened in the village of Kadera, Rajasthan, northern India.
The terrible
attack on the woman named as 40-year-old Kanya Devi who was accused of being
involved in an ungodly act was allegedly carried out by two of her relatives
and a neighbour, who believed they were trying to rid her of any magic spirit.
According to
reports, several members of the family have been arrested for the horrific
murder of the woman and they are accused of forcing her to eat faeces and
brutally beating her before sticking burning embers in her eyes, leading to her
blindness.
Kanya who
sustained several injuries died the following day.
The matter
came to light when Mahadev Regar, a relative of the deceased and another local
activist, went to her funeral and he was outraged after learning how she died
and immediately they called the police.
Confirming
the incident, a police spokesman said: “On August 8, Mahadev lodged a complaint
but we were waiting for a complaint by a close relative.
“After her
23-year-old daughter Maya Devi submitted a complaint, we lodged a FIR on
Sunday.”
The
spokesperson said they arrested those involved on suspicion of murder, causing
the disappearance of evidence, two charges of witch hunting and causing the
unnatural death of a woman
Sharing more
light on the incident, Police Superintendent Rajendra Singh, said: “She was
badly tortured. The accused have admitted to forcing her to eat faeces, lashing
and burning her.
“Five of the
six accused, booked for murder and under relevant sections of the Rajasthan
Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, have been arrested.”
According to
him, the accused have been named by officers and they include Kanya’s niece
Pinky, her nephew Mahaveer and neighbour Sonia.
Kanya’s
husband recently passed away and since her son is a minor it was reported that
her husband’s relatives reportedly conspired to get rid of her and grab her
land.
The case is
still on.
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