Agartala, April 7: Tripura Police on Friday arrested eight persons for lynching a lady alleging practice witchcraft and burying the body at Behalabari area of Tripura’s Khowai district.
the deceased identified as Kaushalya Ghatual (45) was murdered by a group on the suspicion of witchcrafting.
The accused persons identified as Charitra Kanda (40), Mithun Kanda (18), Akash Kanda (18), Kajal Kanda (65), Sanjit Kanda (20), Bimal Kanda (19), Ajit Kand (25) and Chandan Tanti (35).
Police said the incident took place on Thursday evening in Lengtibari hamlet. A group of people had kidnapped a woman from her house and killed her.
“We launched a search for the woman but were unable to recover her. But we have detained some youths of the village and during preliminary interrogation they have revealed that they have killed the woman,” said police here.
