India, Aug. 11 -- An elderly woman in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur was allegedly murdered by her relatives, who accused her of being a "witch" and slit her throat while she was on her way to the market.

Three women attacked her from behind on August 4, according to a report by The Indian Express, which addes that the police have arrested all three and filed a murder case, also applying provisions of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act.

Quoting police, the report said that the women followed 60-year-old Bhavi Singh before one of them struck her with a sharp-edged weapon - locally called a gowli - and left her body in a forest. At the time of the attack, Bhavi was walking to the Common Service Centre (CSC) in Kuyiyani village to collect her p...