Utpal Parashar - Witch-burning in Assam


 

Thirty-year-old Sukubala Devi had nothing to do with the mysterious death of her 27-year-old neighbour Suren Proja. But that did not deter the elders of Adabari tea estate in Sonitpur district from branding her a witch and murdering her.

... Suren's family members allegedly poured kerosene on her and set her afire in full public view ... (Source: The Hindustan Times, 18 May, 2000)





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