A village headman accused of practising witchcraft was killed at Samugaon near Mangalian Bazaar in Bijni subdivision of Chirang district in the wee hours today.
Chekon Basumatary, 58, the gaonbura of Samugaon, was attacked with sharp weapons and killed by unidentified men on the suspicion of practising black magic. His body bore multiple injury marks.
Sources said Basumatary was returning home after attending a wedding ceremony in a nearby village around 2am when the assailants attacked him. His body was spotted by some farmers this morning near a field, about 400 metres from his house.
Chekon Basumatary, 58, the gaonbura of Samugaon, was attacked with sharp weapons and killed by unidentified men on the suspicion of practising black magic. His body bore multiple injury marks.
Sources said Basumatary was returning home after attending a wedding ceremony in a nearby village around 2am when the assailants attacked him. His body was spotted by some farmers this morning near a field, about 400 metres from his house.
