Mayurbhanj : In a unfortunate incident, a mother-daughter duo was beaten severely by the residents Gadigaon village under Khunta police limits over suspicion of practising “witchcraft” and black magic on Wednesday.
According to locals, some locals asked the woman and her daughter to leave the village over suspecting them of practicing witchcraft.
Later, the elderly woman and her daughter were thrashed black and blue by a group of youths after they refused to quit the village. With no option left, the elderly woman lodged a complaint with Khunta police station in this regard.
Acting on the complaint, police registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter.
