Tag: Witchcraft Suspicion

The victim duo has taken shelter at the house of a local resident Sibashankar Hansda, who is a teacher by profession.

Bolangir: A man allegedly hacked his wife to death for practising ‘witchcraft’ at Mundodara village under Belpada police limits in the district late last night. The deceased identified as Baidehi was allegedly hacked with an axe by her husband Dhabaleswar Chiragun who later surrendered before Belpada police after committing the crime. Meanwhile, police have seized […]

Ranchi: A man and his wife, suspected of practicing black magic, were attacked and killed in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, officials said on Friday. According to police, around 15-20 people barged into the house of Sapari Munda, 50, in the early hours of Friday. He was killed by a sharp edged weapon. His wife tried to […]

Mayurbhanj: Two women were brutally hacked to death over suspicion of practising witchcraft at Madhupur village under Rairangpur police limits in the district here today. Both the women were killed by one Shyam Bashker who later surrendered before police after committing the crime. Police sources said the accused confessed to have killed the two women […]

Guwahati: Nine people, including three women, were arrested by the Assam police for lynching two persons including a woman on suspicion of “witchcraft”, police said on Friday. Superintendent of Police Debojit Deuri said that two persons, including a woman, were hacked to death, beheaded and set afire by a mob over suspicion of practising witchcraft […]