Odisha: Couple hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft; case registered
December 12, 2022 8:38 ISTStates like Odisha, Jharkhand and Assam often see such crimes in which people attack woman or man on suspicion of practising witchcraft.
States like Odisha, Jharkhand and Assam often see such crimes in which people attack woman or man on suspicion of practising witchcraft.
India's backward regions often see the such horrific crimes in which a woman is attacked or killed by family members or neighbors accusing her of practicing witchcraft.
According to police, during questioning, the arrested persons confessed their crime, stating they killed them on suspicion of witchcraft by a woman- one of the victims.
Carrying the severed head of a woman he allegedly killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft, a 30-year-old man walked around 13 kilometres to reach the local police station in Odsiha's Mayurbhanj district and surrendered on Monday, police said.
Ganjam district collector Vijay Amruta Kulange on Wednesday claimed that as per my knowledge ghosts don't exist. "If anyone can prove the existence of ghosts or justify superstitious practices, I will reward that person with Rs 50,000," Kulange said.
A group of people pulled out teeth of six elderly persons and forced them to consume human excreta at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district suspecting them of practising witchcraft on Wednesday.
The incident occurred in Adraspalli village on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday but came to light on Thursday. The police identified the youth as Bovini Anjaneyulu.
A youth allegedly killed his uncle and aunt on suspicion of practising "black magic" in Jharkhand's West Singbhumh district on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Thursday night in Rowaoli village, a Maoist affected area.
The police, based on the statements of the relatives of the deceased, lodged a suo motu FIR against nine persons, Mangla said.
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Prakasam: In a gruesome incident, a five-year-old boy was murdered allegedly by a man in a suspected case of human sacrifice as part of a witchcraft-related ritual in Prakasam district on Wednesday.The incident took place
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Ranchi (Jharkhand): Five women were killed by locals at Kanjia village in Ranchi district for allegedly practising 'witchcraft' in yet another barbaric incident related to superstition in the tribal state. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Raj Kumar Lakra said a group of villagers used
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Agartala:A 55-year-old tribal woman was killed by her neighbours in Tripura for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said here on Tuesday.Kanyapati Debbarma, a mother of three children, was shot dead from a close range at Shyamraichara
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