Kokrajhar:Just a day after eminent rationalist Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead in Pune last month, a killing that ironically forced the Maharashtra government to pass the long-pending anti-superstition ordinance, two people were killed in a remote village in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, allegedly by villagers who suspected them of practicing witchcraft. Read more here.
The vulture population is threatened because of traditional muti beliefs that its head gives a person powers, The Times reported on Tuesday.Read more here.
A woman was allegedly assaulted on the charge of practising witchcraft in Uttaraitol of Triyuga Municipality-14 in Udayapur district. Read more here.
KATHMANDU: A 40-year-old woman today told media how the family members, including her husband, meted out torture to her for years on charge of practising witchcraft, in an incident that brings to fore the fact that such crimes are not prevalent only in the rural parts of the country but also happen in the heart of Capital city. Read more here.
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a self-proclaimed witch-doctor at her residence in the wee hours today in Deodar taluka in Banaskantha district here, police said today. Read more here.
Residents of Kahingoni sub-location in Vitengeni on Thursday flocked the Kaya Godoma Elderly Rescue Centre to witness the cleansing of a former teacher accused of practicing witchcraft. Read more here.
Forget women cackling around a cauldron — today’s followers of paganism are more likely to offer you spiritual healing. Read more here.
Witch-hunters in Mhundwa area in Seke Communal Lands, who have so far collected over 20 cattle from villagers, are back in business after they were picked up by the police for questioning a fortnight ago. Read more here.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said his government would try to bring a legislation to stop the practice of “witch hunting”, which is going on unabated across the state. Read more here.
Residents of Luweero, Nakasongola and Nakaseke are living in fear over rampant cases of witchcraft that have led to loss of lives and property, and conmen who are raking millions from their victims. Read more here.
