Jharkhand Witchcraft

A 48-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her family in Jharkhand's Palamu district, suspecting that she was practicing witchcraft, police said on Saturday.

An elderly couple was beaten to death allegedly for practising black magic in Jharkhand's Latehar district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

Four members of a family, including three women, were forced to consume human excreta over alleged suspicion of the family practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Dumka.

Three women were beaten to death in Jharkhand's Ranchi district over allegations that they practiced witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.

A 31-year-old woman was beaten to death by her relative for allegedly practising witchcraft in Ranchi district on Saturday, police said.

An elderly couple was killed in Jharkhand's Gumla district allegedly by their relatives who suspected that they practised witchcraft, police said on Saturday.

Three women and a man were allegedly stripped and thrashed by a mob of around 50 people who accused them of practising witchcraft, and then paraded naked throughout the village in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, the police said on Friday.

Three people were allegedly forced to consume human excreta in Jharkhand's Giridih town last week on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, the police said on today.

Ten people have been detained in connection with the deaths of two men and women in Gumla district of Jharkhand yesterday. The two men and two women were beaten to death after being accused of witchcraft

A woman and her daughter were hacked to death by three men over allegations of witchcraft in the remote tribal-dominated east, police said Saturday.

A local court on Friday sentenced nine members of a family including two women in connection with a 2013 murder case related to witchcraft in Dumka district.

A 55-year-old woman was beaten to death today by her neighbour for allegedly practising black magic in Palamau district, police said.The accused has been arrested immediately, the Superintendent of Police of the district, Indrajeet Mahatha, said.

A day after five women were killed in a Jharkhand village on allegations of witchcraft, the Jharkhand police have formally arrested 25 people, all from the same village and charged them under sections of state's anti-witch craft law that could lead to nine years of imprisonment.

Five women have been killed in a village in Jharkhand, 45 kilometres from capital Ranchi, reportedly on allegations of witchcraft.

A man was beaten up by some people and buried alive at the Aradhih village in Latehar district of Jharkhand for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said on Sunday.

A 48-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her family in Jharkhand's Palamu district, suspecting that she was practicing witchcraft, police said on Saturday.

An elderly couple was beaten to death allegedly for practising black magic in Jharkhand's Latehar district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

Four members of a family, including three women, were forced to consume human excreta over alleged suspicion of the family practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Dumka.

Three women were beaten to death in Jharkhand's Ranchi district over allegations that they practiced witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.

A 31-year-old woman was beaten to death by her relative for allegedly practising witchcraft in Ranchi district on Saturday, police said.

An elderly couple was killed in Jharkhand's Gumla district allegedly by their relatives who suspected that they practised witchcraft, police said on Saturday.

Three women and a man were allegedly stripped and thrashed by a mob of around 50 people who accused them of practising witchcraft, and then paraded naked throughout the village in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, the police said on Friday.

Three people were allegedly forced to consume human excreta in Jharkhand's Giridih town last week on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, the police said on today.

Ten people have been detained in connection with the deaths of two men and women in Gumla district of Jharkhand yesterday. The two men and two women were beaten to death after being accused of witchcraft

A woman and her daughter were hacked to death by three men over allegations of witchcraft in the remote tribal-dominated east, police said Saturday.

A local court on Friday sentenced nine members of a family including two women in connection with a 2013 murder case related to witchcraft in Dumka district.

A 55-year-old woman was beaten to death today by her neighbour for allegedly practising black magic in Palamau district, police said.The accused has been arrested immediately, the Superintendent of Police of the district, Indrajeet Mahatha, said.

A day after five women were killed in a Jharkhand village on allegations of witchcraft, the Jharkhand police have formally arrested 25 people, all from the same village and charged them under sections of state's anti-witch craft law that could lead to nine years of imprisonment.

Five women have been killed in a village in Jharkhand, 45 kilometres from capital Ranchi, reportedly on allegations of witchcraft.

A man was beaten up by some people and buried alive at the Aradhih village in Latehar district of Jharkhand for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said on Sunday.