Raipur: A 35-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her brother-in-law and his son on suspicion that she practised 'witchcraft' at a village in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, police said on Friday.

Her brother-in-law Tukan Ram Aghariya (44) and his son Rajesh (24) have been arrested in connection with the murder. "The incident took place on Wednesday when Aghariya and Rajesh consumed liquor and allegedly dragged out Koni Basi from her room and attacked her with sticks, killing her on the spot," Balrampur police station SHO, K K Shukla said.