Branding her as a 'witch,' a woman was today killed by a youth in Simdega district, the police said.
The killer came to one Bhanumati Devi's house at Sokhpani village under Kolebira police station and accused her of practising 'witchcraft' before setting her on fire, district Superintendent of Police Rajiv Ranjan said here.
The police have launched a search to locate the killer, he said.
