Last Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012, 13:53
Two tribals were beaten and hacked to death by villagers for allegedly practising black magic at Palashbari village on the outskirts of Malda town, the police said Friday.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 12:23
In the space of just over a month four persons were brutally killed in Jharkhand this year, all four stated to be the victims of witchcraft.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 20:27
A woman in a village in Bihar`s Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, police said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 15:51
The three were sleeping in their house when they were beaten to death.
Last Updated: Monday, March 5, 2012, 23:14
The couple, originally from Congo, were convicted last week of killing Kristy Bamu during an exorcism ceremony.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 23:09
A British jury has found a couple guilty of torturing and murdering a 15-year-old boy whom they accused of witchcraft.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 18, 2012, 22:09
A 40-year-old woman was beaten with sticks and rocks before being doused with kerosene and set afire.
Last Updated: Friday, January 6, 2012, 10:05
Kristy Bamu suffered 101 different injuries from being attacked with a chisel, a hammer and a metal bar.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 16:34
The Commission had taken cognisance of a report submitted by an NGO (Bihar Women`s Network) and decided to issue the instructions.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 15:44
The BHRC has taken serious note of women being killed or subjected to harassment and torture on false charges of practising witchcraft and asked the Director General of Police to expedite such pending cases soon.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 09:42
A 55-year-old tribal woman was clubbed to death allegedly by five youths after suspecting her to be practising witchcraft, police said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 15:19
In yet another incident of "witch hunting" in Chhattisgarh, a 45-year-old woman and her husband were attacked by a group of villagers who pierced the couple`s eyes with scissors, police said on Saturday.
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