Kottayam (Kerala), Nov 8 (PTI) A young woman was allegedly forced to smoke beedi and drink alcohol while being subjected to hours-long physical and mental torture in the name of black magic in Kottayam district of Kerala, police said on Saturday.

Her partner and his family brought a sorcerer to their home last week, allegedly for what they called “to evict a ghost from the woman’s body" and subjected her to hours-long ordeals, police said.

As the mental condition of the woman deteriorated, her father lodged a complaint, following which the police registered a case and launched an investigation.

Police said the sorcerer Shivadas (54), the woman’s partner Akhil Das (26) and his father Das (54) were arrested in this regard on Friday.

As per the complaint, the partner’s mother had brought

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