Woman called witch, burned alive

Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- A 40-year-old mother of two was burned alive in central Nepal after she was accused of being a witch, police said Saturday.

Dhegani Mahato was attacked and set on fire by family members and others after a shaman allegedly accused her of casting a spell to make one of her relatives sick, Police Officer Hira Mani Baral said.

The attack occurred Friday in Bagauda in Chitwan district, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, Baral said by telephone.

Police arrested 10 people, including two shamans, five women and an 8-year-old boy, in connection with the burning.

"Those arrested have confessed to their crime and will be charged with murder," Baral said.

Mahato had just finished cleaning a cowshed early in the morning when she was attacked, Baral said.

She was beaten with sticks and rocks before being doused with kerosene and set afire, an attack witnessed by her 9-year-old daughter, according to the local police report.

Neighbors told police they were alerted to the attack but by then it was too late to save her.

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai appealed to the people not to heed to shamans and faith healers.

The government announced 1 million Nepalese rupees (about $14,000) in compensation for Mahato's two children.

Note to self avoid Nepal.

Ali wrote:

Note to self avoid Nepal.

I just added this one to my list also. It's 2012 and there are people on earth that still beleive in witchcraft? lol

This is why i havent been to Nepal in months...don't know why i bought the damn place.

$14,000 for her 2 kids???? Thats the going rate when u witness your mother being beaten and burned alive????

timthebim wrote:

$14,000 for her 2 kids???? Thats the going rate when u witness your mother being beaten and burned alive????

14K is big pimpin over there.

http://www.myspace.com/music/player?song=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myspace.com%2Fburningwitchofficalpage%2Fmusic%2Fsongs%2Fhistory-of-hell-crippled-lucifer-45772867

burning witch, awesome band.

you can buy shit ton of goats and chickens for 14k

timthebim wrote:

$14,000 for her 2 kids???? Thats the going rate when u witness your mother being beaten and burned alive????

14000 is like half a mil for u and me lol

Im glad u guys cleared that up for me lol.

SHE TURNED ME INTO A NEWT!!!!

















....I got better.

Ali wrote:

Note to self avoid Nepal.

not so quick,

i nailed a nepalese bird in thailand a couple of years ago and she was a stonewall 10. in honour of western prejudice i therefore assume that all nepalese birds are super hot.

That bitch was smokin'