Witch hunting rerun in Byrnihat

An eerie silence prevails in Byrnihat along the Assam-Meghalaya border a day after a group of miscreants killed an aged woman in the name of witch hunting.

The incident took place at on Saturday night where a group of local youths dragged out the  septuagenarian woman Miri Turu of her home to be killed in the name of witch hunting.

Later police have arrested the main accused Nayan Baptri who is being grilled by a team of policemen in Byrnihat police station.

The incident took place hardly a month after the Assam legislative assembly cleared a legislation to stop witch hunting cases.