11-month-old child among four killed on suspicion of witchcraft in Chhattisgarh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

11-month-old child among four killed on suspicion of witchcraft in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

In Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar, five members of a family, including a minor, have been booked for allegedly killing four neighbours – a man, his two sisters, and an 11-month-old child – on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday evening, the police received an information that four people were brutally murdered in village Chharched under Kasdol police station area. During their questioning, it emerged that one of Ramnath Patle’s daughter was ill for a long time, for which the accused suspected the members of the neighbouring family of practising witchcraft. Mr. Singh added that five members of the Patle family admitted to have killed the four people by attacking them with an iron hammer used for breaking stones and other iron items.

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Day after newly married couple’s murder in Hisar’s Hansi, woman’s brother, cousin held

Hindustan Times  

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

2 burnt alive by villagers in Maharashtra over witchcraft suspicion, 15 arrested

India Today  

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1 year, 5 months ago

Man kills relative for doing ‘black magic’; arrested

Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 6 months ago

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News 18  

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3 years, 8 months ago

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India Today  

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6-year-old Kanpur Girl Found Dead Was Gang-raped, Heart and Lungs Taken Out for Black Magic: Police
4 years, 4 months ago

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News 18  

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Chhattisgarh: Woman killed for 'black magic', three held, minor detained
5 years, 9 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Woman killed for 'black magic', three held, minor detained

India TV News  

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Odisha: Uncle, cousin practising black magic held for allegedly beheading minor boy as sacrifice to Goddess Durga
6 years, 5 months ago

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Op India  

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6 years, 6 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Chhattisgarh man allegedly kills grandmother on suspicion of casting 'black magic'
8 years, 5 months ago

Chhattisgarh man allegedly kills grandmother on suspicion of casting 'black magic'

Deccan Chronicle  

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9 years, 5 months ago

Dalit kids' murder: Police arrest three more accused, four absconding

Firstpost  

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