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Witch-Hunt Leaves An 85-Year-Old Woman Stripped & Tortured, In Rajasthan

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On October 12, Monday, an 85-year-old woman named Chau Bai met the additional superintendent of police in Rajasthan's Bhiwara district and complained of being stripped and tortured with searing tongs for being a 'witch'.
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(This is a representational image, and does not represent Chau Bhai or this case in any way.) Image source: indiatimes

[Read more about the wide injustices interlinked with witch-hunting practices in India here.]

Words: Rhea Almeida

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