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An Indian woman chopped off the genitals of an exorcist who tried to 'cure' her illnesses by raping her.

The unnamed woman, from Bihar, Northern India, exacted her revenge upon the man after she went round to his house armed with a knife.

According to India Today, the man, who claimed to be an exorcist, was a relative of the woman's family who had been consulted after she fell ill last month.

He had repeatedly molested the woman under the guise of curing her illnesses and threatened her with "dire consequence" if she told anyone.

However, after calling her round to his house, the woman decided to take revenge upon the man.

A police spokesman said: "She told police when he called her to his house one day, she went there armed with a knife and a mobile to record the conversation.

"When he tried to rape her, she chopped off his genitals."

The self-proclaimed exorcist has since gone on the run.