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Bihar Woman Blamed For Child's 'Brain' Illness, Beaten To Death By Neighbours
Blind belief, rumours and anger once again turned deadly in Bihar, where a 35-year-old woman was beaten to death after being accused of witchcraft, leaving two other women seriously injured.
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Victimisation Of Women For 'Witchcraft' Blot On Constitution: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said victimisation of women in the name of witchcraft was a blot on constitutional spirit and censured an order staying the proceedings against man accused of disrobing and abusing women in the name of witchcraft.
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Madhya Pradesh Principal Attacked Over Witchcraft Allegations, Probe On
Police have launched an investigation after the principal of a government college claimed he was attacked by four persons on a false accusation of his involvement in witchcraft in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district, an official said.
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Elderly Jharkhand Couple Beaten To Death Over Witchcraft Suspicion: Cops
An elderly couple was beaten to death allegedly for practising black magic in Jharkhand's Latehar district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
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3 Women Accused Of 'Witchcraft' Beaten To Death In Jharkhand: Cops
Three women were beaten to death in Jharkhand's Ranchi district over allegations that they practiced witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.
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Accused Of Witchcraft, Man Thrown Into River, Missing: Maharashtra Police
A man was kidnapped and thrown into a river in Nagpur allegedly by three persons who suspected he was indulging in black magic, a police official said on Sunday.
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3 Women, Man Thrashed, Paraded Naked On Suspicions Of Witchcraft: Jharkhand Cops
Three women and a man were allegedly stripped and thrashed by a mob of around 50 people who accused them of practising witchcraft, and then paraded naked throughout the village in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, the police said on Friday.
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Branded "Witch", Nepal Woman Beaten Up, Forced To Eat Human Excreta: Cops
A 35-year-old woman in Nepal was allegedly beaten up and forced to eat human faeces by a group of villagers over accusations of witchcraft, the police said on Sunday.
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Woman Accused Of Witchcraft, Beaten To Death In Bihar
A 50-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death in Bihar on Tuesday by villagers, who accused her of practicing witchcraft, police said.
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10 Held After Jharkhand Mob Beats 4 To Death On Suspicion Of Witchcraft
Ten people have been detained in connection with the deaths of two men and women in Gumla district of Jharkhand yesterday. The two men and two women were beaten to death after being accused of witchcraft
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Girl Kept As Sex Slave For 15 Years By Indonesian Shaman, Accused Charged
An elderly village witch doctor in Indonesia entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked her into having sex with him for the next 15 years by claiming to be possessed by the "jin", or spirit, of a young boy, police said on Tuesday.
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Woman Allegedly Beaten To Death By Neighbour On Suspicion Of Witchcraft
A 55-year-old woman was beaten to death today by her neighbour for allegedly practising black magic in Palamau district, police said.The accused has been arrested immediately, the Superintendent of Police of the district, Indrajeet Mahatha, said.
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Gujarat Woman Branded As 'Witch', Set On Fire By Relatives
A 42-year-old woman in Arvalli district in Gujarat sustained serious injuries after she was allegedly set on fire by her relatives, who accused her of practising witchcraft, police said today.
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Meghalaya Man Lynched, His Family Members Thrashed Over Witchcraft Allegation
A 68-year-old man was lynched and his wife and pregnant daughter were beaten in a village in Meghalaya by a mob that accused them of practising witchcraft, police said today.
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Abandoned Toddler Accused Of Witchcraft Starts School A Year After Rescue
In January last year, pictures of an abandoned toddler being rescued by aid workers in Nigeria went viral. The emaciated boy, barely two or three-years-old, had been living on the streets after he was accused of being a 'witch'. A year since Hope's rescue, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Loven has re-created an old picture to celebrate him starting...
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Bihar Woman Blamed For Child's 'Brain' Illness, Beaten To Death By Neighbours
Blind belief, rumours and anger once again turned deadly in Bihar, where a 35-year-old woman was beaten to death after being accused of witchcraft, leaving two other women seriously injured.
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Victimisation Of Women For 'Witchcraft' Blot On Constitution: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said victimisation of women in the name of witchcraft was a blot on constitutional spirit and censured an order staying the proceedings against man accused of disrobing and abusing women in the name of witchcraft.
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Madhya Pradesh Principal Attacked Over Witchcraft Allegations, Probe On
Police have launched an investigation after the principal of a government college claimed he was attacked by four persons on a false accusation of his involvement in witchcraft in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district, an official said.
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Elderly Jharkhand Couple Beaten To Death Over Witchcraft Suspicion: Cops
An elderly couple was beaten to death allegedly for practising black magic in Jharkhand's Latehar district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
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3 Women Accused Of 'Witchcraft' Beaten To Death In Jharkhand: Cops
Three women were beaten to death in Jharkhand's Ranchi district over allegations that they practiced witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.
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Accused Of Witchcraft, Man Thrown Into River, Missing: Maharashtra Police
A man was kidnapped and thrown into a river in Nagpur allegedly by three persons who suspected he was indulging in black magic, a police official said on Sunday.
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3 Women, Man Thrashed, Paraded Naked On Suspicions Of Witchcraft: Jharkhand Cops
Three women and a man were allegedly stripped and thrashed by a mob of around 50 people who accused them of practising witchcraft, and then paraded naked throughout the village in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, the police said on Friday.
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Branded "Witch", Nepal Woman Beaten Up, Forced To Eat Human Excreta: Cops
A 35-year-old woman in Nepal was allegedly beaten up and forced to eat human faeces by a group of villagers over accusations of witchcraft, the police said on Sunday.
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Woman Accused Of Witchcraft, Beaten To Death In Bihar
A 50-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death in Bihar on Tuesday by villagers, who accused her of practicing witchcraft, police said.
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10 Held After Jharkhand Mob Beats 4 To Death On Suspicion Of Witchcraft
Ten people have been detained in connection with the deaths of two men and women in Gumla district of Jharkhand yesterday. The two men and two women were beaten to death after being accused of witchcraft
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Girl Kept As Sex Slave For 15 Years By Indonesian Shaman, Accused Charged
An elderly village witch doctor in Indonesia entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked her into having sex with him for the next 15 years by claiming to be possessed by the "jin", or spirit, of a young boy, police said on Tuesday.
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Woman Allegedly Beaten To Death By Neighbour On Suspicion Of Witchcraft
A 55-year-old woman was beaten to death today by her neighbour for allegedly practising black magic in Palamau district, police said.The accused has been arrested immediately, the Superintendent of Police of the district, Indrajeet Mahatha, said.
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Gujarat Woman Branded As 'Witch', Set On Fire By Relatives
A 42-year-old woman in Arvalli district in Gujarat sustained serious injuries after she was allegedly set on fire by her relatives, who accused her of practising witchcraft, police said today.
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Meghalaya Man Lynched, His Family Members Thrashed Over Witchcraft Allegation
A 68-year-old man was lynched and his wife and pregnant daughter were beaten in a village in Meghalaya by a mob that accused them of practising witchcraft, police said today.
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Abandoned Toddler Accused Of Witchcraft Starts School A Year After Rescue
In January last year, pictures of an abandoned toddler being rescued by aid workers in Nigeria went viral. The emaciated boy, barely two or three-years-old, had been living on the streets after he was accused of being a 'witch'. A year since Hope's rescue, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Loven has re-created an old picture to celebrate him starting...
