Jharkhand woman killed, cut up, roasted and eaten by murderers

A woman, accused of practising black magic, was killed and her body cut up, roasted and eaten by her murderers in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said today.

A woman, accused of practising black magic, was killed and her body cut up, roasted and eaten by her murderers in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said on Tuesday.

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The woman, a widow identified as Aitwari Devi, 45, was killed at Nawgai village of Gumla district, around 140 Km from Ranchi, early on Monday, the police said.

After she was killed, her body was cut into pieces by the assailants who later made a meal of it after roasting it.

The incident came to the notice of the police on Monday evening when Aitwari's son, Avadh Nayak, 16, informed them.