A 25-year-old man, allegedly suffering from mental illness was allegedly killed after he was thrashed by three persons, including a “priest”, who claimed to treat him through black magic and witchcraft, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in the wee hours Tuesday when Santosh Suryavanshi was taken to a priest, who claimed that he is a healer and will treat the victim with black magic, near a temple in Ulhasnagar, Thane Police PRO Sukhada Narkar said. “The man was subjected to torture by the priest his son and a transgender. Later, the police reached the spot and recovered the body and a case was registered under sections 302 (murder), 342 (wrongful confinement), 34 (common intention) of IPC and relevant sections of Maharashtra Prevention of Black Magic Act-2013. The three accused were arrested Tuesday from Ulhasnagar in Thane, the PRO said.

Source: Indian Express September 07, 2016 07:52 UTC