Dengnanggre: One villager in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills (NGH) district has hacked his neighbor to death after suspecting him of practicing witchcraft. The incident took place in Dengnanggre village near Achotchongre under Bajengdoba PS on March 19. According to police reports, the suspect, identified as Henathson A Sangma, accused theContinue Reading
Rayagada, Jan 29, 2020: Two women were assaulted brutally on the suspicion of practicing witchcraft in Rayagada Town in Odisha state. The injured have been identified as Galama Muduli and Sabita Dani. Both of the women are currently undergoing treatment at District Headquarters Hospital. According to reports, one man identifiedContinue Reading
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A Nepali court has found four Christians guilty of ‘violence’ and ‘witchcraft’ against a severely mentally ill woman whom they sought to heal, even though she testified in court in their favour, saying she was now better. The four are sentenced to five years in prison. A fifth Christian, RupaContinue Reading
Guwahati: Two women and a four-year boy were killed by a tantric and villagers in two separate incidents in Assam, northeastern India. The first incident took place in Kathanigaon village of Chiraideo where a tantric allegedly sacrificed a four-year-old boy to “appease” the goddess. Though the incident took place onContinue Reading
Raipur: A 35-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her brother-in-law and his son on suspicion that she practised ‘witchcraft’ at a village in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, police said today. Her brother-in-law Tukan Ram Aghariya (44) and his son Rajesh (24) have been arrested in connection with the murder,Continue Reading
New Delhi:For those who think witch-hunts are a thing of the past in India, here is the stark reality. Witchcraft was the motive cited for as many as 127 murders committed between 2012 and 2014 in Jharkhand alone. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, minister ofContinue Reading
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Ranchi: Five women have been killed in a village in Jharkhand, 45 kilometres from capital Ranchi, reportedly on allegations of witchcraft. The village falls under Ranchi’s Mandar block. The police have confirmed the incident and say they have taken 50 villagers into custody. The cops also say that prima facie itContinue Reading
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
