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    Witchcraft News

    ‘Can’t victimise women in name of witchcraft': SC upholds life sentence

    Odisha man received life sentence for murdering a woman after accusing her of practising witchcraft.
    India News
    Updated 17 days ago

    26 arrested for killing man over witchcraft suspicion in Odisha’s Cuttack: Police

    Police said Behera was abducted from his residence around 11 pm on May 10
    Cities
    Published 103 days ago

    Two killed on witchcraft suspicion in separate incidents in Jharkhand

    Two killed on witchcraft suspicion in separate incidents in Jharkhand
    Cities
    Published 125 days ago

    Tribal family hacked to death over witchcraft suspicion in Godda

    Representative image (HT photo)
    Cities
    Updated 167 days ago

    Chhattisgarh: Woman killed for ‘practising witchcraft’; husband, 3 others held

    The incident occurred in Gatti Mahua village in the tribal-dominated district of Jashpur. The victim was identified as Goidi Bai, 48, wife of Thupan Ram. (Representational image)
    India News
    Published 174 days ago

    Indore man used ‘witchcraft’ to summon MBA student's ‘spirit’ after killing her

    According to police, the two were in a close relationship.
    India News
    Updated 195 days ago

    Classmate 'mistreated' Indore MBA student's body after killing her, performed occult rituals: Cops

    Classmate 'mistreated' Indore MBA student's body after killing her, performed occult rituals: Cops
    Cities
    Published 196 days ago

    Three held for killing man over alleged witchcraft in Jharkhand

    Three held for killing man over alleged witchcraft in Jharkhand
    India News
    Published 239 days ago

    18 arrested in Assam for beating, burning couple alive over witchcraft suspicion

    Screengrab of a video of the incident.
    India News
    Updated 240 days ago

    Couple beaten, burnt alive over witchcraft suspicion in Assam; case registered: Police

    The house of Gardi and Mira Birowa being burnt by locals at Beloguri Munda village in the Howraghat area of Karbi Anglong. (Screengrab)
    Cities
    Published 243 days ago

    58-year-old man beaten to death in Tripura; police suspect superstition angle

    Police found iron rods and bamboo sticks with bloodstains in the courtyard. (Representative photo)
    Cities
    Published 278 days ago

    Accused of being a ‘witch’, Jharkhand woman killed by relatives: Report

    Police have arrested all three and filed a murder case, also applying provisions of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act. (Pic used for representation)
    India News
    Updated 385 days ago

    Odisha: 8 people arrested for murder of man on suspicion of practising witchcraft

    The Gajapati police said the suspects were arrested following a complaint filed by the deceased’s sister-in-law (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    India News
    Updated 389 days ago

    Man killed, private part cut off on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha

    The villagers have suspected that a middle-aged woman died about a fortnight ago because of the black magic of the man.
    India News
    Updated 393 days ago

    Bihar MLA condemns ‘shocking’ killing of 5 over witchcraft suspicion

    Police at the site after five members of a family were burnt alive allegedly in the name of witchcraft/black magic in a village in Purnia, Bihar
    India News
    Published 419 days ago

    In Bihar, 5 family members hacked to death, burnt on suspicion of witchcraft

    Sita Devi’s son Sonu, the sole survivor from the family, informed the police that a mob stormed into their house accusing his mother of witchcraft.
    India News
    Published 419 days ago

    Five of family hacked to death, set on fire for witchcraft in Bihar’s Purnia: Police

    Police said the incident took place late in a remote Tetgama hamlet under Purnia district’s Muffasil police station on Sunday evening. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Cities
    Published 420 days ago

    Bihar: Branded a witch, elderly tribal woman killed in Rohtas, main accused arrested

    Representational image
    Cities
    Published 507 days ago

    Three people hacked to death in Odisha over witchcraft suspicions

    Representational image.
    Cities
    Published 530 days ago

    Ludhiana: ‘Sorcery suspicion’ triggered December 19 murder, 2 arrested

    The accused in police custody in Ludhiana on Wednesday. (HT photo)
    Cities
    Updated 613 days ago

    Disrobing of women a blot on constitutional spirit, says Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court underscored that violation of dignity strikes at the heart of Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to live with dignity. (ANI)
    India News
    Published 620 days ago

    Friday the 13th: The bone-chilling lore around the infamous Salem witch trials

    Friday the 13th: The bone-chilling lore leading up to the infamous Salem witch trials over 300 years ago
    Htcity
    Published 626 days ago

    Four arrested in 2023 murder of expatriate businessman

    Four arrested in 2023 murder of expatriate businessman
    India News
    Updated 633 days ago

    Branded ‘witch’, Rajasthan woman tied, tortured with hot iron rod for 2 days

    Nandubai Meena, a resident of Shahapura district, endured brutal torture for two days after being labelled a witch
    India News
    Published 638 days ago

    Angelina Jolie accused of ‘witchcraft, fantasising murder’ in new lawsuit

    Angelina Jolie at the photocall of the movie Maria, a biopic on Maria Callas, during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
    Entertainment
    Published 650 days ago

    Accused of black magic, Odisha man tied with rope, set on fire in broad daylight

    The 5-year-old man was accused of practicing black magic, a charge denied by his family. (Representational Image)
    India News
    Published 681 days ago

    Kentucky woman allegedly chops mother in pieces to practise witchcraft, arrested

    A Kentucky woman was arrested for allegedly killing her mother amid claims of witchcraft.
    Trending
    Published 685 days ago

    3 villagers in Odisha killed over witchcraft suspicion, 6 arrested: Police

    Police said that the accused, after killing the three villagers, tried to dispose off the bodies on a forested hilltop five kilometres away from their village. (Representative image)
    Cities
    Published 786 days ago

    MP: Elderly couple allegedly thrashed on suspicion of witchcraft; 7 booked

    (Representative Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 925 days ago

    MP court sentences man to death for killing two minor nieces after raping one

    The court said hat the crime of the accused falls in the rarest of rare category. (Representative Image)
    Cities
    Published 942 days ago
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