Related Stories

• Elderly woman, daughter-in-law accused of 'witchcraft' beaten to death | 2013 June 18 10:34:10
• Woman confesses to practising witchcraft and owning 10 goblins | 2013 May 26 09:13:24
• Witchcraft scare as naked woman visits in broad day light | 2013 May 17 10:48:02

Villagers in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand killed a man and his two teenaged sons, accusing them of practising witchcraft, police say.

The three were hacked to death on Friday by a mob in the village of Kherra-Dipatoli in southern Jharkhand, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the state capital Raipur, district police chief Jatin Narwal told AFP by phone.

Police are investigating the incident, but no arrests have yet been made, Narwal said.

Killings resulting from suspicions of people practising witchcraft, or "black magic" are relatively common in rural India where superstition is prevalent in village life, social activists say. Witchcraft
Source: Sapa-AFP

Most Read Stories

Dead woman returns home in tattered clothes after her burial | 18252 views
Baba Jukwa predicts the fall of Jonathan Moyo | 17684 views
SA Cop caught on camera having sex, suspended | 17331 views
Baba Jukwa promises to reveal more Zanu-PF dark secrets | 14996 views
Pastor impregnates 6 married women from his church | 14363 views
Shocking video: Elderly woman being beaten up for shoplifting in SA | 12254 views