black magic

	Chhattisgarh: Woman forced to walk on burning coal & iron nails; three held The police arrested two women and a man and detained a minor boy, who claimed to be a tantrik. published on : 25th March 2023
	Sorcery rumours: Odisha villagers afraid to send girls to school Sources said a group of people with the help of a sorcery practitioner, have allegedly been carrying out witchcraft at an isolated place on the banks of Nandabrat river in Samang village. published on : 14th March 2023
	Plea in Kerala HC seeking law to prohibit practice of black magic, sorcery A bench headed by the Chief Justice S Manikumar which had on Tuesday considered the plea, asked the government what was the reason for the delay in passing such a statute. published on : 15th February 2023
	Avoid ads on black magic, Kerala CM tells media “The media should stop giving advertisements on black magic practices like ‘chathanseva’ and ‘mashinottam’ that would influence people. published on : 1st January 2023
	Accused ‘godwoman’ says complainant gave gold on her own to settle debt The ritual was allegedly conducted after Vidya claimed that the family was under a bad spell. She has also denied that she is a godwoman. published on : 12th December 2022
	Black magic: Godwoman, associates swindle gold, money from family The complaint is that the godwoman, a native of Kaliyikkavila, and her associates asked for money and gold after arriving at the house to conduct a pooja to “bless” the family to get rid of their bad published on : 11th December 2022
	Six of family, including four children, found dead in Rajasthan Family head, Pappu Gameti, strangulated his wife and their children before dying by suicide at their home in Jhadoli village, said police. published on : 21st November 2022
	Black magic? Days after burial, girl’s head missing Police suspect her head was cut off for black magic since they found a rope, a torch, lemons, turmeric powder, and kumkum near the grave. published on : 28th October 2022
	Priest performed black magic, deserved to die, says killer Subsequently, Vinay approached childhood friend Bala and the latter’s associates, who promised to help him without expecting any money in return. published on : 19th October 2022
	Human sacrifice: Body parts were stored in fridge, reveals probe Asked about that, DCP S Sasidharan, who is heading the special investigation team, said such details are being probed. published on : 16th October 2022
	Human sacrifice: Police follow Shafi’s money trail in search for a fourth The SIT also searched Shafi’s rented house for nearly six hours on Friday and recovered papers of vehicles he possesses and other documents. published on : 15th October 2022
	Eight years after the Act, sorcery violence remains a challenge in Odisha However, activists claim human sacrifices are under-reported by kin of the victims as well as police. published on : 14th October 2022
	Husband-wife duo in Kerala perform sorcery in front of boy, video triggers protest Youth organisations of CPM, Congress and BJP on Thursday staged protests in front of her house forcing the police to take the woman into custody. published on : 14th October 2022
	Human sacrifice accused Shafi flouted bail terms in rape case to leave Kochi The case registered at Puthencruz police station pertains to the rape of a 75-year-old Schedule Caste woman on August 2, 2020 at a house in Aikaranad panchayat. published on : 14th October 2022
	Human sacrifice: Cops suspect more women have fallen prey to Shafi The judicial first class magistrate court sent the three accused -- Shafi, Bhagawal Singh and Laila -- to police custody till 5 pm on October 24. published on : 14th October 2022
	‘Magical cures’ thrive in Kerala despite rigorous laws Popularity of conmen makes it difficult for police to make arrests; most victims refrain from complaining due to embarassment published on : 13th October 2022
	Kerala human sacrifice: Worker who dug waste pit on Elanthoor couple’s house premises in shock When I rode on my scooter to the workplace, I had seen him in front of his house. published on : 13th October 2022
	Blurred image of Padmam getting into car trapped seasoned criminal Shafi Mohammed Shafi, alias Rasheed, 52, a crooked criminal accused in several cases, was a hard nut to crack during interrogation, investigators have said. published on : 13th October 2022
	Kerala human sacrifice: DCP’S intuition led police team to crack case A routine woman missing case was reported at Kadavanthra station of the Kochi City police on September 26. published on : 13th October 2022
	Sorcery not limited to any religion in Kerala, bishop had ‘sanctified’ house with menstrual blood Superstitious beliefs and black magic rituals are not limited to any particular religion. published on : 13th October 2022