Tag: Practising Sorcery

Nabarangpur: A couple was made to eat human faeces on suspicion of practising sorcery at Sargibahal under Chandahandi block of Nabarangpur district. A case has been registered in this regard following which police have launched an investigation. According to police, the couple was practising ayurvedic treatment but the villagers suspected them to be sorcerers and […]

Berhampur: A 70-year-old man was hacked to death over suspicion of practising sorcery in Dhobadipatpur village under Purusottampur police limits in Ganjam district on Tuesday. As per reports, one Murali Pradhan of the same village allegedly killed Krushna Pradhan by slitting his throat with a sharp weapon. Later, Murali surrendered at Hinjili police station along […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The spine chilling murder in a Keonjhar village of a 60-year-old tribal woman and her relative, both suspected to be practising sorcery, serves as a cruel reminder of how superstition continues to grip the minds of people even in 21st century Odisha. While most such incidents are reported from tribal-dominated areas […]