Police have detained one person in connection with the incident.

The incident took place at Bechkodwa village situated under Jasidih police station in Deoghar district.

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The woman had been engaged in a dispute with the villagers for a long time. The villagers accused the woman of practicing black magic and causing trouble for other villagers.

Two years ago the woman and her husband were ostracised by the villagers. The woman has three children but they stay elsewhere to earn their livelihood.

More than 1,200 people, a majority of them women, have been killed in Jharkhand over accusations of practicing black magic.

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