Assam: Women Buried Alive in Name of Black Magic

November 2: In a heinous act two women were buried alive by three brothers in
Nagaon district of Assam and branded them as witch. Police recovered the
bodies of 60-year old Sagu Gaur and 48-year old Salmi Gaur from
Naharbari area under Samaguri police station near Barhampur in Nagaon.

As per the information, victims were pushed into a village well by three brothers and buried alive them by filling up earth.
Police arrested two accused persons identified as Basu Gaur and Sanu Gaur and another Kumar Sanu Gaur is still absconding.
A top police official said two women were killed by the persons branded them as witches.

“A
local tantric said that the women were used black magic in the village
since long time, resulting the villagers fell ill,” an accused Basu Gaur
told media. Over 150 people witch hunting incidents reported in the
North Eastern Indian state in past a decade.

It may be mentioned
here that in 2015 Assam assembly had unanimously passed the Assam Witch
Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 in order to
prevent the rising witch hunting incidents in the state.