Ranchi: A lower court on Thursday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 13 men guilty of murdering five women they branded as witches at Kanjia Marai village in Mandar on August 8, 2015. Twenty-six others, including two women, were set free. Three years ago, homemakers and farmers Jasinta Toppo (55), RatiaContinue Reading
Unarmed and gullible villagers driven by superstitions are apparently posing more challenges than gun-toting extremists to police in the hinterland of Jharkhand, leaving security apparatus useless when it comes to tackling atrocities against women, especially those committed in the garb of witch-hunting. While people-friendly initiatives and strong intelligence network, aidedContinue Reading
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New Delhi — Three hundred years after the hysteria in Salem, in some places witch hunts are still terrifyingly real. Last week, a mob of 200 people in the Indian state of Assam dragged a 65-year-old woman out of her house, stripped her and beheaded her with a machete. They didContinue Reading
