Tag: sorcery

Balangir: In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly sacrificed by her elder brother, a sorcerer, on the day of the solar eclipse ( December 26) at Salebaratra village ...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the court of Additional District Judge (ADJ) at Gunupur in Rayagada district to rehear the 2016 superstition-related triple murder case. On September ...

Berhampur: Witch hunting continues to cast a dark spell on superstitious Odisha. Six elderly persons of Gopalpur village under Khalikote police limits in Ganjam district were its latest victim. According ...

Bhubaneswar: The inauguration of a memorial dedicated to witch-hunting victims, the world's first, on Wednesday is evidence of the enormity of the social evil in the state. Sorcery and witch ...

Keonjhar: In a superstition-related crime, an old woman was allegedly poisoned by her sister-in-law and nephew at Haradabahara village under Ramachandrapur police limits of Anandapur in Keonjhar district, on Monday. The ...

Kendrapara: Superstitions and blind faith continue to hold sway in rural belt of Odisha, despite several awareness campaigns. Incidents of people being killed over sorcery suspicion and branding of children to ...

Mayurbhanj: Police on Monday arrested seven persons for allegedly thrashing five women on the suspicion of practising witchcraft at Madhupur village in Mayurbhanj district. The accused were arrested after a ...

Balasore: A self-proclaimed godman and traditional healer was beaten up at Bulunia village under Manipur Khunta police limits in Balasore district on the suspicion of practising sorcery. According to information, ...

Mayurbhanj: Police on Monday detained five persons of Dhansul village under Rasagobindapur police limits in Mayurbhanj district for their alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly woman. She was ...