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Jharkhand: Mother and infant burnt to death over witchcraft allegations

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Jharkhand: Mother and infant burnt to death over witchcraft allegations

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Eyewitnesses say a mob stormed the woman's home after rumours spread that she was practising witchcraft.

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According to the National Crime Records Bureau, more than 2,500 people, mostly women, were killed in India on suspicion of witchcraft between 2000 and 2016.

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