Elderly woman beaten to death by brothers for practising black magic in MP

Bhopal: Two persons were arrested for beating a 65-year-old woman to death accusing her of practising black magic in Madhya Pradesh`s Sidhi district, police said on Tuesday.

The two brothers, Munna and Lalla, beat Uniya Bai to death with wooden sticks on Monday in Tala village over suspicion that their father`s health had deteriorated due to "black magic" performed by the woman, police station in-charge Pushpendra Mishra told IANS.

Both were arrested and a case of murder was filed against them, the officer added.