BIRGUNJ: At a time when investigation into the murder of a woman over witchcraft allegations is yet to be completed in Birgunj, another woman from the same district is learnt to have been sent from her village on the same charge. Read more here.
Human rights advocate Gary Foxcroft has been given an Alumni Award at the graduation ceremonies for his work in trying to save child “witches” in Nigeria. Read more here.
OKLAHOMA CITY – One man is in the hospital and police have another man in custody after a bizarre stabbing Thursday morning. Read more here.
MUMBAI – An Indian state government Wednesday approved legislation banning superstition and black magic, an official said, a day after a prominent champion of the bill was shot dead. Read more here.
Magburaka, (SLENA) – Gbongbo Mansaray of Bendugu town in the Samaia Bendugu Chiefdom in the Tonkolili district over the weekend pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ernest Gooding for the offence of Sorcery contrary to Section 2 of the Fangay Act, Cap 36 of the Laws of Sierra Leone as repealed and replaced by Section 65(1) of Summary Conviction Offence Amended Act No. 15 of 1965. Read more here.
A group of 12 devotees from Andhra Pradesh were attacked by a 12-member gang of locals of Vellalapatti in the district on Wednesday alleging that the visitors attempted to conduct ‘human sacrifice’ at a temple near Melavalavu. Read more here.
BIRGUNJ: Efforts are on to give immunity to those guilty in the murder of Parbati Chaudhary of Supauli VDC-9 in Parsa. Read more here.
A 50-year-old woman and her family are living in fear of their lives after being targeted by some members of the community as the witches allegedly assaulting and sexually terrorising residents of Evululuko location in Oshakati East Constituency. Read more here.
Information reaching Daily Guide on Monday indicates that fear and panic has gripped the people of Ekumfi Abor in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region following the discovery of ‘Juju’ at the junction of the town. Read more here.
The death of Dr Narendra Dabholkar is likely to send the long-pending Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic bill back into cold storage, legal experts said. Read more here.
