Nepal: NC leader beaten for ‘witchcraft’

A Nepali Congress (NC) member from Constituency -3 of Tulsipur-3 in Siraha district, Premshila Yadav, was ruthlessly beaten up by her in-laws on charge of witchcraft.

Family of Premshila’s elder brother-in-law Gangai Yadav alias ‘Lattu’ beat her unconscious for casting an evil spell on his daughter. They claimed that Lattu’s daughter Binda Devi fell sick after eating a delicacy prepared by Premshila. The family attacked Premshila while she was sitting in the front porch of her home on Tuesday afternoon. Premshila’s husband, Ram Pujan, who came to here rescue, was also beaten by his brother’s family.

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