On 4 May 2024, the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Center (IRAC) strongly condemned the killing of two elderly tribals, Jamni Telami (52 years) and Dewu Atlami (57 years), in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. As per media reports the victims were allegedly tortured and burnt alive by a mob acting under the orders of the village panchayat in the Barsewada hamlet on 1 May 2024. Reports suggest that the tribals were accused of practicing black magic, which was blamed for the death of an infant in the village. The village panchayat purportedly conducted a trial, pronounced them guilty, and sanctioned their lynching. The victims endured three hours of torture before being dragged 1km into the forest, where they were set on fire. Their charred remains were discovered by the police in a nullah in the forested hamlet of Etapalli taluka on 2 May 2024.
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