Odisha court upholds death penalty of nine villagers
The Hindu
They killed three of a family on suspicion of witchcraft
A local court in Odisha on Thursday upheld the death penalty imposed on nine persons, who killed three members of family by injecting them with pesticide in 2016.
The three were killed on the suspicion that they practised witchcraft. The incident took place in the remote Kitum village under the Putasingh police station limits in Rayagada district on September 9, 2016.
The incident came to light after a complaint was filed by the victim’s daughter, Milita Sabar.
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