Elderly couple killed on suspicion of practising black magic

An elderly couple, suspected to be practising black magic, was killed allegedly by three women in Chhattisgarh's tribal dominated-Jashpur district, police said today.
Paatrik Kujur (62) and his wife Alveshiya (58) were beaten to death by the women of their village Anghla under Aasta police station limits on suspicion of practising witchcraft, Jashpur Additional Superintendent of Police Neha Pandey said.
The three accused Anjana Tirki, Soshan Tirki and Karuna Tirki were arrested on May 26 and charged under sections 302 (murder), 34 (common intention) of IPC and provisions of Chhattisgarh Witchcraft Atrocities (Prevention) Act 2005, the ASP said.
The offence took place on the intervening night of May 25 and 26, when the trio barged into the couple's house. They later dragged the couple out of their house and beat them up to death with sticks, she said.

During interrogation, the accused alleged that the elderly couple was involved in practising black magic due to which villagers used to get different illnesses.
The assailants also claimed that even their family members were ill due to the alleged evil practices of the victims, she said.
Further investigation was on in the case, Pandey added.