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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Thursday, June 12, 2008 Indian family killed by villagers for 'witchcraft' Associated Press GAUHATI, India -- Four members of a family were killed by angry villagers who accused them of practicing witchcraft in India's remote northeast, police and area residents said Wednesday. The accusations began when a villager died last week after consuming herbal medication given to him by the family, which practiced traditional medicine, said Bhaben Kumar, a neighbor in Koilajuli village, 160 miles northeast of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state. Several local residents invited the man, his wife, son and daughter-in-law to a village gathering Tuesday, where they were beaten with sticks and pelted with stones until they fell unconscious, Kumar said. The four were then dumped into a pit and covered with mud, police said. Many people continue to believe in black magic and dozens of people are beaten or killed every year for practicing witchcraft.

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