Supreme Court upholds life imprisonment of two men for murdering woman on suspicions of witchcraft

The two convicts were said to be part of a group of five persons who had gheraoed and assaulted the deceased woman by hitting her on the head, causing her death on the spot.

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14 Sep 2023, 5:40 am

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of two men sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a woman on suspicions that she practiced witchcraft. [Bhaktu Gorain and anr vs State of West Bengal]

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Supreme Court of India

Calcutta High Court

Witchcraft

murder case