Rural areas of India remain deeply superstitious, and an elderly couple from Hyderabad in southern India, were burnt to death on a pyre by a mob who believed they were practising witchcraft.
70 year old Sayilu Pandla, and his wife, 65 year old Pochamma, were dragged out of their hut in the village of Upputimmayapalli, beaten, before being set on fire, by a crowd that included some of their relatives.
The mob was led by a relative of the two, who accused them of casting spells to make his daughter ill. Their protests of innocence went unheard, and they were burnt alive on a pyre.
Some of the mob have been arrested and charged with murder.
District superintendent of police - RB Naik, said,
"This is an uncivilised act and it will be dealt with very sternly,"
What do the people expect to achieve from such atrocious act's of violence. The poor elderly couple. May they RIP.
