Parsa, kathit boksi ko aropma ek mahilako hatya. Parsa/August 17 A woman has been beaten to death on charge of practicing witchcraft in Supauli VDC-9 on August 16. Police said 45-year-old Parwatidevi Chaudhary was thrashed by a group of villagers, accusing her of casting spell on her neighbor Jagadish Raut’s daughter Pratima Chaudhary, 20. Police held Pasapati Devi Tharu for interrogation on the same day, DSP Basudev Khatiwada said adding other accused people remain absconding. A meeting of the villagers, held at the home of former Minister Mohan Lal Chaudhary in Birgunj on August 15 where it was decided that Pasapati Devi would be expelled from the village. Police said that following the decision, Pratima Chaudahry and Anil Chaudhary among others had thrashed him. DSP Khatiwada added they learnt that Bishram Raut, Nabin Raut and Dhanraj Raut were also involved in the attacking the victim. Earlier, a single woman Saraswati Devi, 50, of Bishrampur VDC-1 was inhumanely treated on August 6 on charge of being witch. The accused in the case, Manjay Chaurasiya, 16, Lal Chuniya Chaurasiya, 42, and Devimati Chaurasiya, 43 were held and being interrogated, DSP Khatiwada informed. K