Vadodara: A 45-year-old woman in Chhota Udepur was attacked with an arrow on Friday morning after she was labelled as a witch.
The woman identified as Manju Dhanuk was attacked by her uncle and brother-in-law when she was bathing outside her house on Friday morning. The arrow pierced through Dhanuk’s right palm.
Police said that after shooting the arrow the accused Nanji Dhanuk and his son Manu threatened to kill her.
“Before fleeing away the two accused hurled abuses at her and labelled her as witch. They threatened to kill her if she will not stop harassing their family,” said police. As Dhanuk shouted in pain, her other family members rushed outside the house and took her to a private hospital in Chhota Udepur where she is undergoing treatment. She later lodged an offence of causing grievous hurt and criminal intimidation against the father-son duo at Rangpur police station.