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Police in rural India are investigating the murder of five members of the same family who were accused by a mob of witchcraft ...
Indian family of five beaten to death on suspicion of ‘practising witchcraft’ - Police say villagers blamed family for fatal ...
Congress criticized the NDA government over a family's murder in Bihar due to witchcraft allegations, highlighting alleged ...
Acting on the instructions of a self-appointed “goddess,” a mob in the Indian state of Assam accused a woman in her 60s of witchcraft, dragged her from her home, stripped her and beheaded her.
The National human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that five members of a ...
NEW DELHI— Five women were killed in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand by a mob that accused them of practicing witchcraft, police said Saturday. Two dozen people were arrested in connection ...
A tragic event has unfolded in Tetgama village, located in Purnia district, Bihar. Five family members were brutally beaten ...
India must do more to tackle the practice of witch-branding among tribal communities, activists said on Monday following the murder of five women accused of sorcery. Skip to main content ...
A State in India Just Outlawed Witch-Hunting, ... data from India’s National Crime Records Bureau shows that 220 people have been ... citing recent instances of mob attacks caused by religious ...
It's not just a social issue but a crisis—especially for rural Indian women—and it's a concern Outlook Magazine has analysed ...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo moto cognizance of a media report revealing the gruesome murder of five members of a Scheduled Tribe family in Purnia district of Bihar. The ...
On 20 July, four elderly people were lynched by a mob in the Gumla District of Jharkhand, India after being accused of practicing witchcraft. According to reports, the victims were accused of causing ...