A 7🔯0-year-old tribal woman was allegedly hacked to death by a villager who suspected her of performing witchcraft in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Gangi Jamuda of 𒀰Badamtolia village und⛎er Jamda police station.
Madan Pingua (60) of the same village beat the elderly tribal woman with a lathi on Saturday night as𝔉 he suspected that she was practicing witchcraft that led to ailments in his family.
Criticaღlly injured Jamuda was admitted to the Sub-Divisional Hospital Rairangpur where she succumbed to injuries.ও
Police have registered a case and ar💮rested the accused Madan Pingua, Kamalakanta Das, the Inspector In Charge of Jamda Polic🍃e Station said.
(Inputs from PTI)
