<p>Dibrugarh: A court in Assam’s Charaideo district on Monday sentenced 23 people to life imprisonment on Monday for killing a woman on suspicion of practising witchcraft 13 years ago.</p>.<p>Charaideo District and Sessions Judge Abubakkar Siddique pronounced the judgment by convicting 12 men and 11 women for committing the crime, and sentenced them to life imprisonment, besides imposing a fine of Rs 5,000 each.</p>.Adivasi woman critically injured after being assaulted on witchcraft suspicion in Assam.<p>The court also ordered the convicts to pay a compensation of Rs 8 lakh to the victim's family.</p>.<p>The 2012 incident had sparked widespread outrage and led to a prolonged trial that lasted 13 years.</p>.<p>The victim was subjected to severe physical torture and eventually set ablaze by a group of people in Jalha village in Charaideo on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said.</p>
<p>Dibrugarh: A court in Assam’s Charaideo district on Monday sentenced 23 people to life imprisonment on Monday for killing a woman on suspicion of practising witchcraft 13 years ago.</p>.<p>Charaideo District and Sessions Judge Abubakkar Siddique pronounced the judgment by convicting 12 men and 11 women for committing the crime, and sentenced them to life imprisonment, besides imposing a fine of Rs 5,000 each.</p>.Adivasi woman critically injured after being assaulted on witchcraft suspicion in Assam.<p>The court also ordered the convicts to pay a compensation of Rs 8 lakh to the victim's family.</p>.<p>The 2012 incident had sparked widespread outrage and led to a prolonged trial that lasted 13 years.</p>.<p>The victim was subjected to severe physical torture and eventually set ablaze by a group of people in Jalha village in Charaideo on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said.</p>