Kathmandu , Nepal ( CNN ) -- A 40-year-old mother of two was burned alive in central Nepal after she was accused of being a witch , police said Saturday . Dhegani Mahato was attacked and set on fire by family members and others after a shaman allegedly accused her of casting a spell to make one of her relatives sick , Police Officer Hira Mani Baral said . The attack occurred Friday in Bagauda in Chitwan district , about 80 kilometers ( 50 miles ) southwest of the Nepalese capital , Kathmandu , Baral said by telephone . Police arrested 10 people , including two shamans , five women and an 8-year-old boy , in connection with the burning . `` Those arrested have confessed to their crime and will be charged with murder , '' Baral said . Mahato had just finished cleaning a cowshed early in the morning when she was attacked , Baral said . She was beaten with sticks and rocks before being doused with kerosene and set afire , an attack witnessed by her 9-year-old daughter , according to the local police report . Neighbors told police they were alerted to the attack but by then it was too late to save her . Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai appealed to the people not to heed to shamans and faith healers . The government announced 1 million Nepalese rupees ( about $ 14,000 ) in compensation for Mahato 's two children .
A shaman accused Dhegani Mahato of casting a spell to make a relative sick . Mahato 's family members set her afire in front of her daughter , police say . Police arrested 10 people , including an 8-year-old boy .