**Keonjhar**: In an appalling incident, a 55-year-old woman, Kalabati Dayanayak along with her teenage daughter, Seema were hacked to death by a youth for allegedly practicing witchcraft in Keonjhar district.
This incident occurred at Ragadisahi in Telkoi area of Odisha’s Keonjhar district late last night.
Notably, the accused youth named Rinku Sahu suspected the family of Kalabati to be practicing sorcery which resulted in the poor health condition of his own family members. So, on Thursday night, he had attacked the family of Kalabati.
The woman and her 15-year-old daughter got killed in the attack, whereas her husband Bahubana and 22-year-old son got critically injured. They are presently admitted in Telkoi hospital and undergoing treatment.
However, the accused Rinku went absconding after the incident.