On Saturday, a 55-year-old woman was killed on suspicion of practicing black magic in Jharkhand's Latehar district. According to police, the deceased, identified as Sohbatia Devi was hacked to death by her nephew Ajay Oraon at Mandhania village of Latehar district, which is around 140 Km from Ranchi.

Prabhakar Munda, the officer in charge of Manika police station said that Ajay hacked his aunt to death and was later arrested. The police have sent her for post-mortem and further investigation is underway. In Jharkhand, more than 700 people have been killed on charges of practicing black magic since the year 2000 when the state was formed, reports news agency IANS.