Telangana: Woman burnt to death on suspicion of witchcraft in Medak district

Hyderabad: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death by a group of people on suspicion of practising blackmagic in a village in Medak district of Telangana, police said on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Dygala Muttava. The incident happened in Katriyal village of Ramayampet mandal on Thursday night when at least six people attacked the woman at her house and set her ablaze.

Ramayampet Inspector Venkatesh Raja Goud said after getting information that a woman had been beaten up and set on fire, a police team immediately reached the village and shifted the injured woman to a hospital where she died while undergoing treatment.

The group, who accused the woman parctising black magic on one of their family members, argued with her and later attacked her, police said, based on a preliminary investigation.

Meanwhile, a case has been registered on a complaint by the victim’s husband, Dygala Ballaiah, under Sections 103 (punishment for murder), 333 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint), and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender) r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Goud said the accused were identified and further investigation is on.

Meanwhile, the incident created a tension in the village. According to the villagers it is the second such incident reported in Ramayampet mandal in las three days.

However, the victim in earlier case survived the attack on her at Pragathi Dharmaram village.