Murder of sexagenarian woman rocks Chirang District

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BONGAIGAON: Sensation prevails in Chirang district following the murder of a 60-year-old woman identified as Bala Mardi. Local residents suspect that the murder is an outcome of some people suspecting that the woman was involved in black magic.

The macabre incident took place in Kumguri Village under Runikhata Police Station of Chirang district.

The sexagenarian woman was stabbed to death using sharp weapons.

Talking to the media, the Additional Superintendent of Police of Chirang said that the police recieved message about the incident at about 9:30 am on Sunday. "Our team rushed to the spot . This interior village is located along the Indo-Bhutan border. We have recovered the body from her house. It has been sent for postmortem. We are investigating the matter," added the Police official.

Bala Mardi lived with her husband — Baznu Kisku. Baznu said that he had gone to a relative's house last evening. On returning at about 9 pm night, he noticed that Bala was lying in a pool of blood. Immediately he informed the villagers about it; and the police in the morning, added Baznu.

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