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THIS is the moment an elderly man accused of practising witchcraft was forced to dance on hot coals in a barbaric torture.
Horror footage shows dozens of men pushing the 75-year-old man to stand on a bed of burning coal as the crowd goes on to cheer.
Asia wire
Asia wire
Asia wireThe incident took place on March 4 after a group of some 20 men barged into the house of the elderly man and forcibly took him out.
Local villagers had accused the man of being involved in witchcraft and black magic which prompted the mob to punish him in a barbaric fashion.
Barefoot and bare-chested, he was forced to dance on a burning bed of coal.
He was also thrashed by fellow villagers who said: “you do black magic.”
A large crowd gathered around the helpless old man and started cheering as he was put through the painful torture.
Firewalking has often been linked to superstitious beliefs – and is said to be a test of purity and resilience.
The horrific ordeal lasted several minutes before the poor man collapsed after getting injured and exhausted.
He was then let go by the barbaric mob, after which his family reported the incident to the police.
The victim was then rushed to the hospital for treatment.
It was later revealed that the elderly man sustained severe burns on his feet and back.
Inspector Pramod Babar of Murbad police station said: “15 to 20 people from the same village entered the house and dragged him out.
“He was then taken to the wake place and forced to dance on burning coal.
“While doing the gruesome act, he was also beaten up by some young villagers saying ‘You do black magic’.
Cops have registered a case against those involved, saying: “We have booked a few villagers under the laws.”
It comes after two people accused of practising witchcraft were beheaded and set on fire in Assam, India.
The pair was accused of killing a teenage girl using black magic.
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