AJMER: Over 20 people beat a 75-year-old woman mercilessly on Wednesday in a Rajasthan village accusing her of practising witchcraft.
The incident took place at Danta village, 10 km from Ajmer. Jamuna Devi sustained multiple injuries and has been hospitalised.
Police, who registered a case against her assailants, said 10 of them have been identified. The accused have fled the village.
"I don't want to return home until the culprits are arrested," said Jamuna Devi. Jamuna's son Govardhan said people armed with sticks attacked his mother in a nearby field.
According to police, the elderly woman had been blamed for the illness. "Preliminary investigations say Sita had given birth to a baby two months back and has been unwell since then."
Sita's husband took her to a tantrik, who said Jamuna had done black magic on Sita and only Jamuna can rescue Sita by spitting on her face. When Sita's family asked Jamuna to do as the tantrik had suggested, she refused. This provoked the family, who beat her black and blue." said the investigationg officer.
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