The assailants poured petrol on the lady, recognized as D. Muttava, and set her afire.
Hyderabad:
In a horrific incident, a lady was burnt to loss of life by unidentified individuals on suspicion of practising black magic in Telangana’s Medak district.
Based on police, the lady was crushed up and set ablaze at her residence in Katrial village of Ramayampet Mandal late on Thursday (October 3) evening.
The assailants poured petrol on the lady, recognized as D. Muttava, and set her afire. Her son and daughter-in-law ran out of the home in panic. Listening to the cries, neighbours rushed to the home and doused the fireplace. She succumbed whereas being shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad.
Police shifted the physique to Ramayampet Hospital and took up investigations.
A police officer mentioned they’ve arrested three of the accused. The sufferer’s son mentioned six individuals have been concerned within the assault.
A relative of the accused had taken sick they usually blamed Muttava for this.
A number of districts of Telangana witnessed many incidents previously through which individuals suspected to be practising ‘Bhanamati’ (a type of black magic) have been burnt alive or hacked to loss of life. In a lot of the instances, the victims have been ladies. They have been both murdered, paraded bare or bodily abused.
The notice marketing campaign performed by police over the past twenty years led to a drop within the variety of such instances however has not eradicated the menace.
In December 2022, a person and his two sons have been brutally hacked to loss of life by a bunch of people that suspected them to be practising black magic.
The incident occurred throughout a gathering of the Yerukala group at Tarakram Nagar in Jagtial district.
Police in elements of Telangana nonetheless use cultural troupes referred to as ‘kalabrundam’ in rural areas to create consciousness amongst individuals in opposition to black magic. Via these cultural programmes, they attempt to drive residence the message that individuals ought to shed superstitious beliefs and never fall into the lure of ‘tantriks’ (occult practitioners).
Persons are additionally urged to not suspect black magic for well being, monetary or different issues.
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