New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- A couple in Assam's Karbi Anglong district was allegedly beaten with sharp weapons and burnt alive by a group of villagers on suspicion of them practising witchcraft, the police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Beloguri Munda village in the Howraghat area of the district, and the police received information about the incident around 9pm. "Almost the entire village came together to carry out the act, and nobody informed the police. As per our initial investigation, the husband and wife were first beaten and later set ablaze. We could not even recover their bones," Karbi Anglong senior superintendent of police (SSP) Pushpraj Singh said. "The miscreants initially assaulted the couple inside their house. After that, the house was burnt down and the couple died in the fire," the SSP added. The deceased have been identified as Gardi Birowa (43) and his wife Mira Birowa (33) Singh said, adding a case has been registered under the Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Act....