If you think that there is no harm in superstitious beliefs there are four headless people in India who may disagree with you.

Four people in eastern India were beheaded after being accused of witchcraft, police said today.

Four people have been arrested after three decapitated bodies were pulled from a river on Wednesday.

“The four arrested people have confessed to killing four people, including three women,” said district police official PK Das, adding that divers were searching the river for the body of the fourth victim.

Police have linked the beheadings to a local village leader, saying they believe council member Siba Singh allegedly ordered the killings in revenge for his teenage son's death from a snakebite two weeks ago.

Witchcraft is the favorite scapegoat of the overly religious simple minded people who either don't have access to, or don't understand science. In the case of these people I am going to guess the former.