Dukhu cleaning outside the home she had to flee after she was accused of being a witch, in Jharkhand. India is still struggling to eradicate the age-old scourge of witch hunting, a brutal practice often used as an excuse to oppress women, in many cases violently. — The New York Times
THEY ushered the young woman into their home and closed the door behind her. Then the beating began.
“You are a witch,” shouted one of the attackers as she, her parents and her uncle rained punches, kicks and slaps on the 26-year-old woman’s stomach, chest and face.
