Superstitious beliefs in sorcery led to the caning of a couple by a group of villagers who also confined them in a room before the police rescued them after being alerted by the son of a local politician.
The incident happened at Kolkur village in Sadashivapet mandal of Sangareddy on Saturday. The couple has now left the village out of fear of another attack on them despite the police rescuing them. Muttangi Yadaiah and his wife Amurthamma were called by the villagers stating that they were practicing sorcery leading to health issues for their neighbours.
Later, the husband and wife were tied upside down to a tree and beaten up black and blue in broad daylight while villagers recorded the incident in their mobiles. Some villagers tried to object but they were also warned. The couple were later locked up in the Panchayat office.
