Witchcraft rumours have claimed another life after a 17-year-old boy was lynched by a mob in Hyderabad who claimed he was practising black magic. His body was burnt later by the mob. The incident took place on September 18.
According to police after 50-year-old Lakshmi died on 18th afternoon, her family claimed that that their neighbour Boyani Anjaneyulu, a young autorickshaw driver, did black magic on her.
When Anjaneyulu went to attend the last rites of Lakshmi, her family members attacked him with axes and sickles and thrashed him to death on the spot.