Uttam had been blaming his sister-in-law, Dhandevi, of doing 'jadu tona' on his brother, Thakur, who died on Feb 5. He had been accusing her of tying some voodooed 'taveej' on a tree outside their house, which he believed had resulted in his brother's death.
That's just crazy talk...
...everybody knows you have to burn witches at the stake...