A 77-year-old woman in Maharashtra’s Amravati district was brutally assaulted and humiliated on December 30 after being accused of practicing black magic by her neighbors. She was beaten, branded, forced to drink urine, and parade with a garland of slippers. The police are investigating the incident and any potential suppression by local authorities.
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