Body of man described as witch found, sister held

The body of a tribal man, accused of performing witchcraft, was found in a tea garden of Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district today, police said.

Following the recovery of the body, police arrested his sister, who was making allegations of withcraft against him.

People of Bhagatpur Tea Garden found the body of Raju Minj (48), inside the garden and informed the police.

During investigation, the police came to know that Minj's younger sister Chandmani had been claiming he performed witchcraft to other people for sometime and arrested her.