Couple killed over witchcraft taint

Guwahati | Friday | 18th January, 2019

Summary:

GUWAHATI: Bodies of a septuagenarian couple , apparently killed over suspicion of practising witchcraft , were recovered from the bank of a river in Assam's Chirang district on Wednesday, police said. The husband-wife duo was suspected to have been killed by unidentified persons on Monday and buried near the Aai river, the police said.The bodies were recovered from a jungle area near a village along the India-Bhutan border, the police said.Seven people have been apprehended in connection with the incident and investigations are on, the police added..