Police on Monday arrested five people in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district for torturing and murdering a woman who was branded as a witch.
"We have arrested Mahaveer, Gopi Chand, Chandra Prakash, Pinki and Sonya in this case. The arrest has been made under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including Section 302 (punishment for murder) and the Rajasthan Prevention of Witch-Hunting Act,” Shankar, sub inspector of Kekri police station in Ajmer told DH.
Superintendent of Police (SP) of Ajmer, Rajendra Singh confirmed that FIR has been registered against five of her relatives.
As per the police, Kanya Devi Raigar died on the spot. In Rajasthan’s Ajmer district a 39-year-old widow was tortured and beaten to death by her relatives, who accused her of being a witch. The woman subsequently died and was cremated on August 4, according to the complaint.
According to the police, Kalu and Maya, the son and daughter of the 39-year-old woman in a complaint to police, alleged that their mother was ill for some time after her husband’s death about a month ago and some relatives allegedly to grab her property branded her as a witch. Woman's relative registered a police complaint on August 11. But police lodged the FIR on August 13 after her daughter and son also lodged the complaint.
Published 14 August 2017, 14:25 IST