Elderly Jharkhand woman branded 'witch', set afire
2 years, 11 months 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 ceremony when some of the villagers attacked her. Some of the funeral ceremony attendees informed the police, following which Jharya Devi was rescued and taken to Sadar Hospital. Last week, a 32-year-old man was stoned to death and his body set on fire by a mob near Besrajara Bazar in Kolebira police station area.

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Branded ‘witch’, woman tied to tree, tortured with hot iron rod for 2 days in Rajasthan's Bundi
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Branded ‘witch’, woman tied to tree, tortured with hot iron rod for 2 days in Rajasthan's Bundi

Hindustan Times  

A self-proclaimed exorcist and his aides allegedly branded a 50-year-old woman as a "dayen", tied her to a tree, chopped her hair, blackened her face and tortured her with a hot iron rod for two days to "free" her from the "evil spirit" in Rajasthan's Bundi district, police told news agency PTI on Friday. Nandubai Meena, a resident of Shahapura …

Woman, two children charred to death in Bihar after house catches fire: Police
1 month ago

Woman, two children charred to death in Bihar after house catches fire: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old woman and her two children were charred to death after a fire broke out inside their house in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district while they were asleep, police said on Friday. The husband of the deceased woman also sustained burn injuries and is critical. “Soon we got the information we called fire brigade and within half an hour we reached …

Woman charred to death in Sohna after house catches fire
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman charred to death in Sohna after house catches fire

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: The elderly woman’s partially charred body was found inside the house after the flames were doused. A 75-year-old woman was charred to death when her house in Sohna caught fire early on Saturday morning, police said. Investigators said that it was at about 2am when the police control room received an alert about an explosion in the market area …

3 villagers in Odisha killed over witchcraft suspicion, 6 arrested: Police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

The police in coastal Odisha district of Balasore have arrested six people after three tribal villagers, including two women, were killed over witchcraft allegations earlier this week, officials said. 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. The bodies of the victims, …

Ghaziabad: 75-year-old woman burnt to death in locked flat, officials find no fire source
8 months, 1 week ago

Ghaziabad: 75-year-old woman burnt to death in locked flat, officials find no fire source

Hindustan Times  

A 75-year-old woman was burnt to death in a suspicious fire that occurred inside a locked flat in Ghaziabad’s Panchsheel Colony under the jurisdiction of Tila Morh police station on Sunday afternoon, officers aware of the matter said. Fire department officials said that they received information about the incident from neighbours who complained about thick smoke coming out of the …

Uttar Pradesh: Elderly couple charred to death after house set ablaze over daughter-in-law’s ‘suicide'
9 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Elderly couple charred to death after house set ablaze over daughter-in-law’s ‘suicide'

India TV News  

Crime news: An elderly couple was charred to death after their house was set ablaze during a fight with the parents of their daughter-in-law who had allegedly died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the police said on Tuesday. The police said that the 27-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide late on Monday night at her in-laws’ residence in the …

Assam woman burnt to death over witchcraft suspicion: Police
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam woman burnt to death over witchcraft suspicion: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Sonitpur district of Assam, police said on Monday, adding, six people have been arrested in connection with the case. The incident took place at Bahbari village of the district under Tezpur police station on Sunday night. The incident took place at Bahbari village of the district …

Woman burnt to death in Assam's Sonitpur for allegedly practicing witchcraft
11 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Bihar: Married woman set afire in West Champaran district
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar: Married woman set afire in West Champaran district

India TV News  

Bihar crime news: A woman sustained serious burns after she was set on fire by her husband and two of her in-laws in Bihar's West Champaran district, police said today. Police said that it has managed to nab two accused, including the victim's husband, and charged them with an attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, and under the dowry prohibition act. …

30-yr-old Dalit woman raped and set on fire in Raj’s Barmer, say cops
1 year, 8 months ago

30-yr-old Dalit woman raped and set on fire in Raj’s Barmer, say cops

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-oldDalit woman was allegedly raped and set on fire by a man in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said on Friday. Police officials said the accused Shakur Khan belonged to the same village as the woman. The accused set the woman on fire and fled from the spot after her neighbours gathered at the spot on hearing her scream, officials …

Jharkhand: Yet again in Dumka, girl set ablaze for refusing marriage proposal
2 years, 2 months ago

Jharkhand: Yet again in Dumka, girl set ablaze for refusing marriage proposal

India TV News  

Girl set ablaze in Dumka: In yet another horrific crime against woman in Jharkhand’s Dumka, a married man set a girl ablaze as she refused his marriage proposal. NCW had stepped in A fact-finding team of the NCW has found the allegation that the Jharkhand Police deliberately increased the age of the girl who died after being set ablaze by …

Jharkhand: 19 women in this tribal village are in jail for ‘witchcraft killings’
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: 19 women in this tribal village are in jail for ‘witchcraft killings’

Hindustan Times  

Tukutoli, a tribal hamlet of around two dozen households, located on the margins of Karondajor village panchayat in Gumla district, resembles any other tribal settlement in the remote corners of Jharkhand. On August 4, these women — 30 to 70-year-olds — were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for beating two women from the same neighbourhood to death for allegedly …

Rajasthan woman thrashed by relatives over suspicion of being witch
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan woman thrashed by relatives over suspicion of being witch

India Today  

An alleged case of witchcraft has surfaced from Bhilwara district where a woman was beaten up by her relatives over suspicion of being a witch. The victim along with her husband went to the Sakhi Center running in the Mahatma Gandhi District Hospital premises. Sakhi center in-charge Sushila Sharma later admitted the victim to the district hospital, whose treatment is …

Jharkhand: Couple killed, bodies burnt over suspicion of witchcraft in West Singhbhum
2 years, 10 months ago

Jharkhand: Couple killed, bodies burnt over suspicion of witchcraft in West Singhbhum

India Today  

A case of a couple being killed at Tonto village in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on the suspicion of witchcraft has come to the fore. READ: Elderly Jharkhand woman branded 'witch', set afire The deceased couple has been identified as Gomiya Kerai and his wife, residents of the highly Naxal-affected Bundu village under Tonto police station area. After receiving …

Jharkhand: Woman set ablaze on ‘witchcraft’ suspicions, six held
2 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand: Woman set ablaze on ‘witchcraft’ suspicions, six held

Hindustan Times  

A tribal woman was beaten up and set on fire by neighbours in a village in Jharkhand’s Simdega district on Wednesday night, police said, adding that six persons have been arrested and the woman is being treated at a hospital in state capital Ranchi. The woman, identified as Jhario Devi, 60, who had received around 30 per cent burns before …

Woman Branded Witch and Set Alight in Jharkhand, Cops Take Her to Hospital
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Jharkhand Woman Axed on Being Branded as 'Witch'; Brother-in-law Among Five Arrested
3 years, 5 months ago

Jharkhand Woman Axed on Being Branded as 'Witch'; Brother-in-law Among Five Arrested

News 18  

Five people have been arrested by police in connection with the murder of a woman in Jharkhand's Palamu district, a senior police officer said. Palamu Superintendent of Police Chandan Kumar Sinha said on Thursday that 40-year-old Surajmani Devi was murdered by a group of people at Godarmakala village under Rehla police station on Wednesday. A case was lodged against eight …

Woman thrashed to death in Assam's Sonitpur, body buried in forest
3 years, 7 months ago

Woman thrashed to death in Assam's Sonitpur, body buried in forest

India TV News  

A 53-year-old woman was killed and her body buried in a forest in a suspected case of "witch-hunting" in Sonitpur district of Assam, officials said on Sunday. According to senior officials, the gruesome incident took place at Geruajuli village in the Rangapara police station area on Saturday night. After hours of search, the police and villagers found the body about …

Woman Hacked to Death for 'Witchcraft' in Jharkhand's Gumla
4 years ago

Woman Hacked to Death for 'Witchcraft' in Jharkhand's Gumla

News 18  

A woman was hacked to death in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on suspicion of practicing witchcraft, police said on Saturday. Police said the crime occurred at Koenara village in Sadar police station area late Friday night. “On Friday afternoon, my mother Karmi Oraon had gone to wash clothes at the Manager dam situated at some distance from the village. He said …

Jharkhand woman, 55, branded witch, hair chopped off; 9 arrested
4 years, 3 months ago

Jharkhand woman, 55, branded witch, hair chopped off; 9 arrested

Hindustan Times  

Amid protest by the villagers, police on Tuesday arrested nine persons, including six women, who allegedly chopped off a woman’s hair and forced her to parade in the village after branding her a witch in Simdega district’s Kolebira block, around 110-km from capital Ranchi, police said. The incident took place on Saturday at Kombakera Ganjhutoli village in Kolebira block where …

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