Five women beaten to death in India over witchcraft claim

Five women accused of practising witchcraft have been beaten to death in a village in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand.

Five women beaten to death in India over witchcraft claim

Five women accused of practising witchcraft have been beaten to death in a village in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand.

Police official Arun Kumar Singh said residents of Kinjia village dragged the women out of their homes early torday and beat them with sticks and iron rods.

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