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Woman burnt to death in witchcraft-related suspicions in Assam, India.

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published December 26th, 2023 - 06:37 GMT
Indian woman burnt to death
Activists from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party burn an effigy with pictures of Congress party leaders and Jagdish Tytler who is one of the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots during a protest held in Amritsar on November 1, 2021. AFP
Highlights
Authorities conducted a raid that resulted in the arrest of four individuals connected to the heinous crime.

ALBAWABA- In a shocking incident in the Indian state of Assam, a woman in her 30s was brutally attacked and burnt to death on suspicion of practicing witchcraft. 

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The assailants, armed with sharp weapons, carried out the horrific act under the belief of witchcraft practices. 

Authorities conducted a raid that resulted in the arrest of four individuals connected to the heinous crime.

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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