A couple was beaten and burnt alive by villagers in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district after being accused of witchcraft. Police have launched an investigation and registered cases under the BNS, reiterating that witch-hunting is a criminal offence in the state.
Police said the two victims were taking three oxen to their village in Madhya Pradesh from Begun town of Chittorgarh for agriculture work when a group of people hit them with sticks accusing them of smuggling cows
