Three arrested for thrashing elderly woman in Adilabad

Utnoor Sub-Inspector Subbarao said the accused were Athram Narsing, Pendur Devsev and Kumram Maruti, all natives of Towerguda

Adilabad: Three persons were arrested for allegedly thrashing a 70-year-old woman on suspicion that she was practicing sorcery at Towerguda hamlet under Birsaipet village in Utnoor mandal on Thursday. Her condition is learned to be critical.

Utnoor Sub-Inspector Subbarao said the accused were Athram Narsing, Pendur Devsev and Kumram Maruti, all natives of Towerguda. The woman was Manku, a resident of the same hamlet.

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Narsing, Devsev and Maruti assaulted the woman using stones resulting in serious injuries to her, suspecting that her sorcery was causing illness to their family members. They nursed a grudge against her for quite a long time. The woman was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad.

Jalpath Rao, son of the woman, lodged a complaint with the police. A case was booked against the three under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Investigations were taken up.

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