Overview
- Gardi Birowa, 43, and his wife Mira Birowa, 33, were attacked with sharp weapons and their house was then torched in No. 1 Beloguri Munda village on Tuesday night.
- Police said preliminary findings point to villagers accusing the couple of practising witchcraft and blaming them for illness and misfortune in the area.
- A suo motu case has been registered under the Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Act along with relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Senior police and district officials visited the scene, questioned residents and launched searches to identify all those involved.
- Reports on arrests conflicted, with some outlets claiming detentions while Karbi Anglong SP Pushpraj Singh said no arrests had been made as of Wednesday evening.