sorcery

Minor Girl ‘Sacrificed’ For Sorcery In Odisha On Solar Eclipse Day!

Balangir: In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly sacrificed by her elder brother, a sorcerer, on the day…

December 29, 2019

Orissa HC Directs ADJ To Rehear Gunupur ‘Witch-Hunting & Killing’ Case

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the court of Additional District Judge (ADJ) at Gunupur in Rayagada district…

November 5, 2019

Witch Hunting: Six Elderly Persons Forced To Eat Human Faeces In Odisha

Berhampur: Witch hunting continues to cast a dark spell on superstitious Odisha. Six elderly persons of Gopalpur village under Khalikote…

October 2, 2019

‘Punishment, Education, Better Health Facilities Are Key To Ending Witch-Hunting’

Bhubaneswar: The inauguration of a memorial dedicated to witch-hunting victims, the world's first, on Wednesday is evidence of the enormity…

February 27, 2019

Relatives ‘Poison’ Old Woman On Sorcery Suspicion In Keonjhar

Keonjhar: In a superstition-related crime, an old woman was allegedly poisoned by her sister-in-law and nephew at Haradabahara village under Ramachandrapur…

August 28, 2018

Blind-Faith Glasses On, Parents Try To Revive Dead Child In Kendrapara

Kendrapara: Superstitions and blind faith continue to hold sway in rural belt of Odisha, despite several awareness campaigns. Incidents of…

August 11, 2018

Sorcery slur: 7 arrested for thrashing women in Malkangiri

Mayurbhanj: Police on Monday arrested seven persons for allegedly thrashing five women on the suspicion of practising witchcraft at Madhupur…

November 6, 2017

Self-proclaimed godman thrashed on suspicion of practising sorcery

Balasore: A self-proclaimed godman and traditional healer was beaten up at Bulunia village under Manipur Khunta police limits in Balasore…

October 2, 2017

Elderly woman beaten to death over suspected sorcery

Mayurbhanj: Police on Monday detained five persons of Dhansul village under Rasagobindapur police limits in Mayurbhanj district for their alleged…

September 5, 2017