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Bihar Woman Blamed For Child's 'Brain' Illness, Beaten To Death By Neighbours
- Friday January 9, 2026
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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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Minor Beats Grandmother To Death Over 'Witchcraft' Suspicion In Bengal: Cops
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A minor grandson has been detained on charges of murdering his elderly grandmother on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Monday.
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In Assam Shocker, Couple Burnt Alive Over Witchcraft Suspicion
- Wednesday December 31, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
A horrific incident has emerged from Assam, where a couple was killed after being burnt alive by a group of villagers on the suspicion of practising witchcraft in the Anlong district.
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Jharkhand Man Kills Mother On Suspicion Of Practicing Witchcraft, Arrested
- Monday November 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man allegedly killed his 70-year-old mother on the suspicion that she practiced witchcraft, at Bhadra Digha village in Jharkhand's Dumka, police said on Monday.
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Odisha Man, 72, Killed On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft, 2 Arrested
- Sunday November 2, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 72-year-old man was allegedly killed by two miscreants on the suspicion that he practiced witchcraft, in Chandaka area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, police said on Saturday.
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3 Of Family Hacked To Death Over Suspicion Of Witchcraft In Jharkhand: Cops
- Thursday October 9, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a shocking incident linked to superstition, three members of a family were brutally murdered on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, officials said.
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Mob Kills Woman, Injures Husband Over Suspicion Of Witchcraft In UP: Cops
- Friday September 5, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 52-year-old woman was killed and her husband seriously injured by villagers who attacked them with sharp-edged weapons on suspicion of witchcraft, police said on Thursday.
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Fake Odisha Doctor Killed, Buried Over Witchcraft Suspicion, 8 Detained
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man was allegedly killed by a group of villagers and buried in a forest on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said on Thursday.
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'Private Part Cut Off, Body Dumped' Of Odisha Man Over 'Witchcraft' Suspicion
- Monday August 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A group of people killed a 35-year-old man and cut off his private part allegedly on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said on Sunday.
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Mob Burns 5 Of Family Alive In Bihar's Purnia Over 'Witchcraft' Suspicion
- Monday July 7, 2025
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Anwesha Singh
In yet another case of superstition claiming lives, five members of a family have been set ablaze in Bihar's Purnia district on suspicion of practising 'witchcraft'.
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23 Get Life Term For Killing Woman On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Assam
- Monday May 19, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in Assam's Charaideo district on Monday sentenced 23 people to life imprisonment on Monday for killing a woman on suspicion of practising witchcraft 13 years ago.
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Jharkhand Woman Killed Over Witchcraft Charge, Body Found Buried In Sand
- Monday March 17, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a shocking incident fuelled by superstition, a 50-year-old woman was murdered in Jharkhand's Gumla over allegations of practising witchcraft and her body was found buried in the sand on the banks of the Khatwa river, officials said.
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Pregnant Pak Woman Killed, Chopped Into Pieces By In-Laws Over "Witchcraft" Suspicion
- Sunday November 17, 2024
- World News | Press Trust of India
In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman was killed allegedly by her mother-in-law who along with her three accomplices chopped her body in dozens of pieces before dumping it in a drain in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Sunday.
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2 Couples, Woman Killed On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Chhattisgarh: Police
- Sunday September 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two couples and a woman were allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in a village in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Sukma district on Sunday, police said.
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Madhya Pradesh Principal Attacked Over Witchcraft Allegations, Probe On
- Monday January 1, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Bihar Woman Blamed For Child's 'Brain' Illness, Beaten To Death By Neighbours
- Friday January 9, 2026
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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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www.ndtv.com
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Minor Beats Grandmother To Death Over 'Witchcraft' Suspicion In Bengal: Cops
- Tuesday January 6, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A minor grandson has been detained on charges of murdering his elderly grandmother on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Assam Shocker, Couple Burnt Alive Over Witchcraft Suspicion
- Wednesday December 31, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
A horrific incident has emerged from Assam, where a couple was killed after being burnt alive by a group of villagers on the suspicion of practising witchcraft in the Anlong district.
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www.ndtv.com
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Jharkhand Man Kills Mother On Suspicion Of Practicing Witchcraft, Arrested
- Monday November 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man allegedly killed his 70-year-old mother on the suspicion that she practiced witchcraft, at Bhadra Digha village in Jharkhand's Dumka, police said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Odisha Man, 72, Killed On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft, 2 Arrested
- Sunday November 2, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 72-year-old man was allegedly killed by two miscreants on the suspicion that he practiced witchcraft, in Chandaka area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, police said on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Of Family Hacked To Death Over Suspicion Of Witchcraft In Jharkhand: Cops
- Thursday October 9, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a shocking incident linked to superstition, three members of a family were brutally murdered on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mob Kills Woman, Injures Husband Over Suspicion Of Witchcraft In UP: Cops
- Friday September 5, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 52-year-old woman was killed and her husband seriously injured by villagers who attacked them with sharp-edged weapons on suspicion of witchcraft, police said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fake Odisha Doctor Killed, Buried Over Witchcraft Suspicion, 8 Detained
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man was allegedly killed by a group of villagers and buried in a forest on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Private Part Cut Off, Body Dumped' Of Odisha Man Over 'Witchcraft' Suspicion
- Monday August 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A group of people killed a 35-year-old man and cut off his private part allegedly on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mob Burns 5 Of Family Alive In Bihar's Purnia Over 'Witchcraft' Suspicion
- Monday July 7, 2025
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar, Edited by Anwesha Singh
In yet another case of superstition claiming lives, five members of a family have been set ablaze in Bihar's Purnia district on suspicion of practising 'witchcraft'.
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www.ndtv.com
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23 Get Life Term For Killing Woman On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Assam
- Monday May 19, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in Assam's Charaideo district on Monday sentenced 23 people to life imprisonment on Monday for killing a woman on suspicion of practising witchcraft 13 years ago.
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www.ndtv.com
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Jharkhand Woman Killed Over Witchcraft Charge, Body Found Buried In Sand
- Monday March 17, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a shocking incident fuelled by superstition, a 50-year-old woman was murdered in Jharkhand's Gumla over allegations of practising witchcraft and her body was found buried in the sand on the banks of the Khatwa river, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pregnant Pak Woman Killed, Chopped Into Pieces By In-Laws Over "Witchcraft" Suspicion
- Sunday November 17, 2024
- World News | Press Trust of India
In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman was killed allegedly by her mother-in-law who along with her three accomplices chopped her body in dozens of pieces before dumping it in a drain in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Couples, Woman Killed On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Chhattisgarh: Police
- Sunday September 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two couples and a woman were allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in a village in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Sukma district on Sunday, police said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Madhya Pradesh Principal Attacked Over Witchcraft Allegations, Probe On
- Monday January 1, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com