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Witch Hunt? 53-year-old woman killed, buried in a forest in Sonitpur

By The Assam Tribune
Witch Hunt? 53-year-old woman killed, buried in a forest in Sonitpur
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Tezpur, April 26: A 53-year-old woman was killed and her body buried in a forest in a suspected case of "witch-hunting" in Sonitpur district of Assam, officials said.

According to senior officials, the gruesome incident took place at Geruajuli village in the Rangapara police station area on Saturday night.

The woman, a widow, lived alone with her four children.A 53-year-old woman was killed and her body buried in a forestA 53-year-old woman was killed and her body buried in a forest

Around 11 pm, some persons barged into her house and killed her with bludgeons and sticks, police said.

Then they took the body to a nearby forest, buried it and fled from the scene, officials said. (PTI)

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