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  Madhya Pradesh: Son kills mother in Shahdol over witchcraft suspicion, buries body in field

  Madhya Pradesh | November 08, 2025 12:12 IST

  Shahdol DSP confirmed a murder case has been filed. The incident follows a similar matricide in the region just two days earlier, highlighting the dangerous influence of superstition and blind faith in rural India.

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  Bihar: Five family members burnt alive in Purnia over witchcraft allegations

  Bihar | July 08, 2025 0:00 IST

  Five family members in Bihar's Purnia district were brutally beaten and burned alive over witchcraft allegations, prompting a police manhunt for the accused.

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  Assam: Woman critically injured after being assaulted on suspicion of witchcraft in Romai Tea Estate

  Assam | March 11, 2025 12:59 IST

  A 62-year-old Adivasi woman in Assam was critically injured after being assaulted by a mob on suspicion of witchcraft, highlighting the ongoing issue of witch hunting in the region.

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  Odisha: Couple hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft; case registered

  Crime | December 12, 2022 8:38 IST

  States like Odisha, Jharkhand and Assam often see such crimes in which people attack woman or man on suspicion of practising witchcraft.

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  Odisha: 33 people arrested in connection with lynching of woman over alleged witchcraft practices

  India | October 29, 2022 7:24 IST

  India's backward regions often see the such horrific crimes in which a woman is attacked or killed by family members or neighbors accusing her of practicing witchcraft.

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  Madhya Pradesh: Three killed over suspicion of witchcraft by members of same family in Mandla

  Crime | May 18, 2022 7:51 IST

  According to police, during questioning, the arrested persons confessed their crime, stating they killed them on suspicion of witchcraft by a woman- one of the victims.

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  Odisha man kills woman, enters police station with victim's severed head

  Crime | June 15, 2020 18:19 IST

  Carrying the severed head of a woman he allegedly killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft, a 30-year-old man walked around 13 kilometres to reach the local police station in Odsiha's Mayurbhanj district and surrendered on Monday, police said. 

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  Rs 50,000 reward announced to anyone who can prove that ghost exists

  India | October 24, 2019 18:16 IST

  Ganjam district collector Vijay Amruta Kulange on Wednesday claimed that as per my knowledge ghosts don't exist. "If anyone can prove the existence of ghosts or justify superstitious practices, I will reward that person with Rs 50,000," Kulange said.

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  Six elderly persons forced to consume human excreta in Odisha

  India | October 02, 2019 19:21 IST

  A group of people pulled out teeth of six elderly persons and forced them to consume human excreta at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district suspecting them of practising witchcraft on Wednesday.

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  Man lynched near Hyderabad for suspected witchcraft

  Crime | September 19, 2019 14:10 IST

  The incident occurred in Adraspalli village on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday but came to light on Thursday. The police identified the youth as Bovini Anjaneyulu.  

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  Jharkhand: Man takes ill wife to exorcist, kills relatives on suspicion of witchcraft

  Crime | August 13, 2019 19:57 IST

  A youth allegedly killed his uncle and aunt on suspicion of practising "black magic" in Jharkhand's West Singbhumh district on Tuesday.

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  Mother, daughter accused of witchcraft killed in Jharkhand

  June 29, 2019 13:53 IST

  The incident took place on Thursday night in Rowaoli village, a Maoist affected area. 

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  Bihar: Two elderly women killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft; 5 held

  India | March 02, 2019 7:03 IST

  The police, based on the statements of the relatives of the deceased, lodged a suo motu FIR against nine persons, Mangla said.

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  Tiger carcass with severed paws found in Kanha reserve, officials suspect witchcraft as motive

  India | October 24, 2016 13:59 IST

  The carcass of a young tiger with its paws chopped off was found at the Kanha Reserve on Saturday, taking the number of big cat deaths to 23 in Madhya Pradesh this year.

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  Andhra horror: 5-yr-old boy kidnapped, beheaded during human sacrifice ritual

  India | October 01, 2015 12:21 IST

  Prakasam: In a gruesome incident, a five-year-old boy was murdered allegedly by a man in a suspected case of human sacrifice as part of a witchcraft-related ritual in Prakasam district on Wednesday.The incident took place

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  Belief in witchcraft comes from lack of education: Raghubar Das

  India | August 10, 2015 9:13 IST

   Ranchi :  A day after five women were lynched on the allegation of practising witchcraft, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said lack of education leads to the delusion of superstition. To tide over it, efforts

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  Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft

  India | August 08, 2015 23:07 IST

  Ranchi: Five women were beaten to death on the outskirts of Ranchi on Saturday for allegedly practicing witchcraft, Jharkhand Police said.The incident took place at Mandar, around 40 km from here.Over 20 people, including college

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  Five women killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft

  India | August 08, 2015 11:53 IST

  Ranchi (Jharkhand):  Five women were killed by locals at Kanjia village in Ranchi district for allegedly practising 'witchcraft' in yet another barbaric incident related to superstition in the tribal state. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Raj Kumar Lakra said a group of villagers used

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  Assam horror: Woman beheaded after branded as witch

  India | July 21, 2015 12:06 IST

  Guwahati:  In a shocking incident, a 63-year-old woman was stripped naked and beheaded after being branded as a witch by a mob of nearly 200 people in north-central Assam's Sonitpur district on MondayA group of

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  Woman killed in Tripura for practising witchcraft

  India | March 17, 2015 11:45 IST

  Agartala:A 55-year-old tribal woman was killed by her neighbours in Tripura for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said here on Tuesday.Kanyapati Debbarma, a mother of three children, was shot dead from a close range at Shyamraichara