The body, bearing stab signs, of fortyfive-year-old Bitni Devi at Birkera-tongritoli village under Raidih police station was recovered in the morning, the police said. It bore stabbings.
In their complaint to the police, the women's sons, Arjun and Bhairon, alleged that their mother was a victim of superstition as some called her 'witch' in the village, the police said.