3 Found Dead In Shiva Temple In Andhra; Cops Rule Out Human Sacrifice
Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday July 16, 2019
Local rumours say the three may also have been murdered in search of hidden treasure. Police have, however, denied any such speculation
School Teacher In Assam Tries To Sacrifice 3-Year-Old With A Sword
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 7, 2019
A school teacher and his family allegedly tried to sacrifice a three-year-old in their house in Udalguri district of Assam on Saturday, but locals intervened and immediately informed the police and the media.
Priests Who Abuse Children "Tools Of Satan", Says Pope Francis
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 25, 2019
Pope Francis on Sunday compared the sexual abuse of children to human sacrifice as he addressed the Catholic Church's top bishops at the end of a landmark summit to tackle paedophilia.
'Tantrik' In Bihar Seeks Permission For Sacrifice Of Son
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 2, 2019
An occultist in Bihar has sent the Begusarai authorities into a tizzy with an "application" seeking permission for human sacrifice to propitiate his deity.
9-Year-Old Beheaded In Odisha, Police Suspect Human Sacrifice
Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2018
A nine-year-old boy, whose decapitated body was found earlier this week, was sacrificed to "appease a goddess", police said Saturday.
2 Brothers, Listening To "Tantric", Kill Sister-In-Law In Bihar: Police
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 10, 2018
In a shocking instance of human sacrifice, a woman in Sitamarhi in Bihar has been hacked to death by younger brothers of her husband who were goaded to indulge in the act by a "tantric", police said today.
Rajasthan Man Allegedly Shoots Teen Son Who Tried To Rape Cousin
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 3, 2018
Police ruled out that the incident was a human sacrifice and said the boy used to allegedly molest his cousin and recently also tried to rape her.
Father, Brother In Rajasthan Charged With Killing Boy For Human Sacrifice
Jaipur News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 30, 2018
The father and a brother of a 17-year-old boy were charged after the village sarpanch and locals claimed that the teenager was killed allegedly for human sacrifice in Bharatpur district, police said.
Man Kills Son, Cuts His Genitals To Get Rid Of 'Evil Spirits'
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 28, 2017
In a suspected case of human sacrifice, a 39-year-old man allegedly killed his teenage son and chopped off his genitals as well as parts of the head to "ward off evil spirits" on the advice of a witch doctor in Balodabazar district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
2 Men Sacrifice Seven-Month-Old Girl in Jharkhand
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 2, 2017
A man with the help of a tantrik (occultist) allegedly sacrificed a seven-month-old baby in Jharkhand's Seraikela Kharsawan district to appease God, so that he and his wife could have a child, police said today.
Human Sacrifice Years Old Too, Centre Tells Court, Opposing Triple Talaq
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Wednesday May 17, 2017
Making its strongest pitch against triple talaq in the Supreme Court, the Centre on Wednesday brushed aside the argument that triple talaq should be allowed because it had been in practice for centuries. The Centre's top law officer Mukul Rohatgi said instant divorce was certainly not an essential part of Islam and it could not be allowed to contin...
The 'Darker Link' Between Ancient Human Sacrifice And Our Modern World
World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Wednesday April 6, 2016
In Japan, it was said that sacrificing a woman at a rushing river would placate the spirit who lived there, allowing for the construction of bridges and the safe passage of boats. In Greek myth, the warrior king Agamemnon decides to kill his own daughter in exchange for a favorable wind on the way to Troy. The Egyptians buried some of their pharaoh...
Man Arrested For Beheading Minor Son As 'Human Sacrifice'
Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday January 11, 2016
Five days after the torso of a 14-year-old boy was found in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, his father was today arrested for killing the minor in the name of 'human sacrifice', which he thought would bring good luck to his family, police said.
2 More Skeletons Exhumed in Madurai 'Human Sacrifice' Case
Tamil Nadu News | Written by Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday September 21, 2015
The process of exhuming human bones continues as the investigators dug up two more human skeletons over weekend from a graveyard in Tamil Nadu's Madurai in an alleged human sacrifice case.
A Skeleton Added Today to Case of Madurai 'Human Sacrifice'
Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday September 18, 2015
Bones of a fifth human were dug up today by investigators, adding to the stash of bones exhumed on Sunday in Madurai. The police probing if these could be evidence that a mining baron in the region ordered human sacrifices more than a decade ago.
3 Found Dead In Shiva Temple In Andhra; Cops Rule Out Human Sacrifice
Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday July 16, 2019
Local rumours say the three may also have been murdered in search of hidden treasure. Police have, however, denied any such speculation
School Teacher In Assam Tries To Sacrifice 3-Year-Old With A Sword
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 7, 2019
A school teacher and his family allegedly tried to sacrifice a three-year-old in their house in Udalguri district of Assam on Saturday, but locals intervened and immediately informed the police and the media.
Priests Who Abuse Children "Tools Of Satan", Says Pope Francis
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 25, 2019
Pope Francis on Sunday compared the sexual abuse of children to human sacrifice as he addressed the Catholic Church's top bishops at the end of a landmark summit to tackle paedophilia.
'Tantrik' In Bihar Seeks Permission For Sacrifice Of Son
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 2, 2019
An occultist in Bihar has sent the Begusarai authorities into a tizzy with an "application" seeking permission for human sacrifice to propitiate his deity.
9-Year-Old Beheaded In Odisha, Police Suspect Human Sacrifice
Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2018
A nine-year-old boy, whose decapitated body was found earlier this week, was sacrificed to "appease a goddess", police said Saturday.
2 Brothers, Listening To "Tantric", Kill Sister-In-Law In Bihar: Police
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 10, 2018
In a shocking instance of human sacrifice, a woman in Sitamarhi in Bihar has been hacked to death by younger brothers of her husband who were goaded to indulge in the act by a "tantric", police said today.
Rajasthan Man Allegedly Shoots Teen Son Who Tried To Rape Cousin
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 3, 2018
Police ruled out that the incident was a human sacrifice and said the boy used to allegedly molest his cousin and recently also tried to rape her.
Father, Brother In Rajasthan Charged With Killing Boy For Human Sacrifice
Jaipur News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 30, 2018
The father and a brother of a 17-year-old boy were charged after the village sarpanch and locals claimed that the teenager was killed allegedly for human sacrifice in Bharatpur district, police said.
Man Kills Son, Cuts His Genitals To Get Rid Of 'Evil Spirits'
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 28, 2017
In a suspected case of human sacrifice, a 39-year-old man allegedly killed his teenage son and chopped off his genitals as well as parts of the head to "ward off evil spirits" on the advice of a witch doctor in Balodabazar district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
2 Men Sacrifice Seven-Month-Old Girl in Jharkhand
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 2, 2017
A man with the help of a tantrik (occultist) allegedly sacrificed a seven-month-old baby in Jharkhand's Seraikela Kharsawan district to appease God, so that he and his wife could have a child, police said today.
Human Sacrifice Years Old Too, Centre Tells Court, Opposing Triple Talaq
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Wednesday May 17, 2017
Making its strongest pitch against triple talaq in the Supreme Court, the Centre on Wednesday brushed aside the argument that triple talaq should be allowed because it had been in practice for centuries. The Centre's top law officer Mukul Rohatgi said instant divorce was certainly not an essential part of Islam and it could not be allowed to contin...
The 'Darker Link' Between Ancient Human Sacrifice And Our Modern World
World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Wednesday April 6, 2016
In Japan, it was said that sacrificing a woman at a rushing river would placate the spirit who lived there, allowing for the construction of bridges and the safe passage of boats. In Greek myth, the warrior king Agamemnon decides to kill his own daughter in exchange for a favorable wind on the way to Troy. The Egyptians buried some of their pharaoh...
Man Arrested For Beheading Minor Son As 'Human Sacrifice'
Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday January 11, 2016
Five days after the torso of a 14-year-old boy was found in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, his father was today arrested for killing the minor in the name of 'human sacrifice', which he thought would bring good luck to his family, police said.
2 More Skeletons Exhumed in Madurai 'Human Sacrifice' Case
Tamil Nadu News | Written by Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday September 21, 2015
The process of exhuming human bones continues as the investigators dug up two more human skeletons over weekend from a graveyard in Tamil Nadu's Madurai in an alleged human sacrifice case.
A Skeleton Added Today to Case of Madurai 'Human Sacrifice'
Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday September 18, 2015
Bones of a fifth human were dug up today by investigators, adding to the stash of bones exhumed on Sunday in Madurai. The police probing if these could be evidence that a mining baron in the region ordered human sacrifices more than a decade ago.
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