Odisha tribal woman killed on suspicion of being 'witch', one detained

The deceased was identified as Minati Murmu 45 of Lohandakocha village, they added.Minatis husband Balei Murmu alleged that two villagers attacked her with a sharp weapon when she was alone in the house.

A tribal woman from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district was killed on Wednesday night allegedly on suspicion of being a ‘witch’, police said. The deceased was identified as Minati Murmu (45) of Lohandakocha village, they added.

Minati's husband Balei Murmu alleged that two villagers attacked her with a sharp weapon when she was alone in the house. She was shifted to PRM Medical College and Hospital in Baripada where doctors declared her dead, police said.

Police have detained a villager and further investigations are on, said Mruntunjay Pradhan, inspector in charge (IIC) Jharpokharia police station.