A “VAMPIRE” aunt has been arrested after she allegedly slit her naughty six-year-old’s niece’s throat and drank her blood in front of other terrified children.

Vamthala Rasmo, 30, faces a murder charge over the death of her niece, Korra Anitha, in the village of Lakeyuputta, in south-east India.

Rasmo had been staying at the house of her brother after a row with her husband, Chiranjeevi, at their home in the nearby village of Kappada.

But she was angry after her sister-in-law Chinnammi told her it was time she went back home to her husband.

Police say Rasmo was so furious with Chinnammi that she threatened to kill her daughter, but the threat was not taken seriously.

She allegedly then cut Korra's throat with a knife after taking the little girl and her four-year-old sister Sandhya out to a nearby hill looking for firewood.

Horrified, Sandhya ran back to the village and told neighbours what she had seen.

They found Korra dead and caught Rasmo who they tied to a tree.

Villagers claimed Rasmo had been sucking the blood from the wound in her niece's neck when they found her.

Police, who were called to the scene by Korra's devastated family, have arrested Rasmo who remains in custody.

The investigation into the killing and the allegations continue.