A 65-year-old woman from Dhangadhimai-6 has been beaten severely on charge of practicing witchcraft. Shiva Nath Yadav and two of his supporters thrashed Kusama Devi Yadav on Thursday. According to the victim, Shivanath barged into her house and beat her accusing that she had made his daughter ill with magic spell. Kusama’s husband Asheshwor Yadav, who tried to protect her from the enraged neighbours, also sustained injuries. After the incident the villagers rescued the couple and took them to Lila Madan Polyclinic and Maternity Home in Lahan where they are receiving treatment. Kusama Devi has sustained injuries on her head, left arms and leg, while her husband has injuries in nose and arms. Police arrested Shiva Nath in connection with the incident. During an interrogation, the accused admitted his involvement in the scuffle but refused that he had blamed Kusama as a witch. While no formal complaint has been filed, Deputy Superintendent of Police Hira Bahadur Pandey has assured a thorough investigation into the incident and appropriate action against the guilty if the victim lodged a complaint. बोक्सी आरोपमा सिरहाको धनगढीमाई नगरपालिका–६ मोथियाहीकी ६५ वर्षीया कुश्मादेवी यादवलाई छिमेकीले कुटपिट गरेका छन् । कुटाइबाट घाइते उनको लहानस्थित लीलामदन पोलिक्लिनिक एन्ड प्रसूतिगृहमा उपचार भइरहेको छ । छिमेकी शिवनाथ यादवलगायत तीन जनाको समूहले कुटपिट गर्न थालेपछि जोगाउन खोज्दा उनका पति अशेश्वर यादवसमेत घाइते भएका छन् । टुनामुना गरी छोरी किरणलाई पटक–पटक बिरामी पारेको आरोप लगाउँदै शिवनाथसहितले गालीगलौज गरी कुटपिट गरेको कुश्माले सुनाइन् । कुटपिटबाट उनको बायाँ हात, खुट्टा र टाउकोमा चोट लागेको छ । अशेश्वरको नाक र हातमा चोट लागेको छ । कुटपिटमा संलग्न शिवनाथ यादवलाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको लाहानका प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक हीराबहादुर पाण्डेले जानकारी दिए । उता पीडकले सामान्य विवाद भएको तर बोक्सीको आरोप नलगाएको बताएका छन । पीडितबाट लिखित जाहेरी नआएको र बोक्सीको आरोपमै कुटपिटको जाहेरी परे सोहीअनुसार घटनाको अनुसन्धान गरी कारबाही अगाडि बढाउने प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक पाण्डेले जानकारी दिए । उता, पीडितले आफूलाई मिलापत्र गर्न पीडक पक्षले दबाब दिइरहेको बताए ।