World Scene: India
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-23 07:46
50 'witches' assaulted
Indian police yesterday began a probe into reports that villagers in a tribal area of central India beat 50 women after accusing them of witchcraft, and cut off their hair.
The villagers of a district in Chhattisgarh state acted on the advice of a local spiritual man who said the assault would protect them from evil spirits, police said.
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