Himachal High Court issues notice on cruelty to elderly woman
5 years, 2 months ago

Himachal High Court issues notice on cruelty to elderly woman

India TV News  

Taking suo motu cognizance, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the government to file a status report in a case related to torture of an elderly woman on the suspicion of being a witch. Delhi AQI 'very poor' as stubble burning spikesA Division Bench of Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua passed the order while treating media reports as a public interest litigation. According to the media, an 80-year-old woman was thrashed and paraded with blackface and a shoe garland in Samahal village in Sarkaghat of Mandi district, on suspicion that she practised black magic. It was also reported that she was threatened to face the wrath of local deity in case she approached the police to file a complaint.

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Woman burnt to death in Assam's Sonitpur for allegedly practicing witchcraft
1 year ago

Woman burnt to death in Assam's Sonitpur for allegedly practicing witchcraft

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old woman was attacked with sharp weapons and burnt to death by a group of six persons for allegedly practising witchcraft in Assam's Sonitpur district, the police said on Monday. According to the Sonitpur district police, the incident took place at Ghagara Tea Estate near Bahbari under Tezpur police station on December 24 night. Madhurima …

Woman Branded Witch and Set Alight in Jharkhand, Cops Take Her to Hospital
3 years ago

Woman Branded Witch and Set Alight in Jharkhand, Cops Take Her to Hospital

News 18  

Close on heels of a lynching incident in Jharkhand’s Simdega district, a 60-year-old woman was set on fire by locals at a village here on the suspicion that she practised witchcraft, a police officer said on Thursday. Jharya Devi had gone to a relative’s place at Kudpani Deepatoli in Thethaitangar police station area of the district to attend a funeral …

Elderly Jharkhand woman branded 'witch', set afire
3 years ago

Elderly Jharkhand woman branded 'witch', set afire

India Today  

Close on heels of a lynching incident in Jharkhand's Simdega district, a 60-year-old woman was set on fire by locals at a village here on the suspicion that she practised witchcraft, a police officer said on Thursday. Jharya Devi had gone to a relative's place at Kudpani Deepatoli in Thethaitangar police station area of the district to attend a funeral …

Woman accused of witchcraft, beaten to death in Bihar’s Nawada; four arrested, search underway for others
5 years, 5 months ago

Woman accused of witchcraft, beaten to death in Bihar’s Nawada; four arrested, search underway for others

Firstpost  

A 50-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death in Bihar on Tuesday by villagers, who accused her of practicing witchcraft, police said Nawada: A 50-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death in Bihar on Tuesday by villagers, who accused her of practicing witchcraft, police said. The incident took place at Koyaligarh village under the Govindpur police station area, where the …

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