A 45-year-old woman was allegedly beheaded by her nephew on suspicion that she was a witch, who practiced "black magic."
The incident took place in a village in Chhattisgarh's Korba district. According to the police, the accused Uday Gond (28), blamed his aunt for the frequent instances of sickness in his family. His bother and mother both used to fall ill often. Gond believed that his aunt - Budhan Bai, was an evil witch who cast black magic spells on his family.
"The incident took place yesterday at Jalke (Belbahrapara) village under Korbi police outpost," Katghora Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Sanjay Mahadeva said.
He said Gond, carrying an axe, allegedly stormed into Budhan's house, located in the neighbourhood, and started thrashing her. Though her two daughters tried to restrain Gond he also beat them up, Mahadeva said.
"Meanwhile, the victim ran towards the vegetable field in the back of the house but the accused managed to chase her and chopped her head off," he said.
Gond later tossed the severed head in air and threw it some distance away from the body before fleeing, Mahadev said. On hearing the screams of the victim, locals informed the police, Mahadeva said, adding a case has been registered against Gond who is yet to be arrested.
