NDTV

Patna, Mar 28: In a shocking example of lawlessness in Bihar, a woman was beaten mercilessly in front of a crowd in a village near Patna.

The woman, villagers claim, is involved in witchcraft. She rebuffed the allegations but the crowd ignored her denials.

45-year-old Lalpari Devi of village Naubatpur village in Patna had gone to Adalchak Dumaria village on Thursday for treating one Manorama Rai, who was suffering from a mental ailment, police sources said.

But as Manorama's condition deteriorated during the treatment, her husband Ramayodhya Rai got angry with Lalpari and paraded her through the village. Then, he tied her to a tree with the support of the neighbours and mercilessly beat her up.

He then tonsured her head and smeared her face with limestone.

Police soon reached the scene and rescued Pari. She was admitted to a hospital from where she was discharged on Friday.

Police filed an FIR and arrested Ramayodhya Rai.