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6 arrested for brutally thrashing, forcing family to consume human excreta over 'witchcraft' in Jharkhand's Dumka

People accused of thrashing family over suspicion of witch craft

Dumka: In an inhumane incident in Jharkhand's Dumka, four members of a family, including three women, were forced to consume human excreta over alleged suspicion of the family practising witchcraft. According to the police, the family was also tortured with a hot iron rod in Aswari village, which comes under the area of Sariyahat Police Station in Dumka.

"4 members of a family, including 3 women, were forced to consume human excreta after they were tortured with a hot iron rod in Aswari village in Sariyahat PS area of Dumka district over allegation that they practised witchcraft," said Naval Kishor Singh, Inspector, Saraiyahat PS. Adding further that the women were brutally thrashed, the inspector informed that all the four persons have been shifted to Saraiyahat Community Health Centre.

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