These are shocking images from Rameyapalli village under Sriramchandrapur Panchayat of Ganjam district in Odisha. These pictures that went viral purportedly show three persons being thrashed and subjected to inhuman torture on June 19th. These persons were reportedly beaten black and blue for hours by more than 50 villagers on the suspicion of practicing sorcery and witchcraft. It is reported that the victims’ teeth were uprooted and they were also made to eat human faeces. Despite their repeated pleas for help, the villagers continued to thrash the men relentlessly. Later, one of them succumbed to the grievous injuries, while the other two sustained critical injuries. The deceased has been identified as N Venkat Raman while the two injured are P Bhimaraju Reddy and P Dhabaleshwar Reddy. As per reports, Venkat Raman and Dhabaleshwar came to Bhimaraju’s house in Rameyapalli in connection with some land-transaction related work. This is when a few villagers barged into the house and attacked them on the suspicion of practicing witchcraft. Meanwhile, Ganjam Police has launched an investigation and arrested 14 people in the case.