Jaipur: Superstitions practised in remote parts of Rajasthan to exorcise evil sprits has claimed a woman's life in Sri Ganganagar district, over 550 km from Jaipur.
Lichma Devi, 35, died after she was treated brutally by a local exorcist Vidhya Devi on Thursday.
The entire exercise was undertaken in the name of freeing her from evil sprits.
Ganeshram, the husband of the deceased, later lodged a first information report against Vidhya Devi in a local police station.
Ganeshram said his wife was first touched with hot iron rods and then beaten with a thick wooden stick, which eventually led to her death.
He alleged that Vidhya Devi convinced him that his wife was seized by evil sprits and she needed treatment urgently.
Having believed Vidhya Devi, he agreed to the prescribed treatment and took his wife to her.
Initially, Ganeshram was not allowed to meet his wife. He later found out that she was dead.
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