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Couple burnt alive in Assam for ‘practising witchcraft’, say cops
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|January 01, 2026
THE ASSAILANTS ATTACKED THE COUPLE WITH SHARP WEAPONS BEFORE SETTING THEIR HOUSE ON FIRE, POLICE SAID
A couple in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district was allegedly beaten with sharp weapons and burnt alive by a group of villagers on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Wednesday.
According to officers aware of the details, the incident took place on Tuesday evening at Beloguri Munda village in the Howraghat area of the district.
This story is from the January 01, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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