2 Couples, Woman Killed On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Chhattisgarh: Police

Five persons, all from the same village, have been detained concerning the murder and are being interrogated, they said.

Two couples and a woman were allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in a village in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Sukma district on Sunday, police said.

Five persons, all from the same village, have been detained concerning the murder and are being interrogated, they said.

The incident took place in Ektal village under Konta police station limits and the victims were identified as Mausam Kanna (34), his wife Mausam Biri, Mausam Buchcha (34), his wife Mausam Arjo (32), and another woman Karka Lachhi (43), a police official here said.