Tag: Witchcraft

Baripada: Recovery of broken bangles and a bloodstained shirt belonging to a tribal couple have led to the suspicion that ...

Berhampur:  Ascribing the recent spurt in witchcraft related crimes to superstitious beliefs that are still prevalent in rural pockets; several ...

Berhampur:  Five more persons were arrested Friday for their alleged involvement in pulling out the teeth of six elderly persons ...

Berhampur:  A group of people pulled out teeth of six elderly persons and forced them to consume human excreta at ...

Berhampur: A group of people pulled out teeth of six elderly persons and forced them to consume human excreta at ...

Bolangir: Larambha police Thursday arrested four men in connection with a murder of a couple that took place in Chikitamal ...

Khaprakhol: In yet another incident of committing a ghastly crime over suspected witchcraft, a couple was allegedly murdered at Chitikamal ...

Debendra Kumar Biswal Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha have passed local Acts to deal with witchcraft. The specific Acts are: ...

Keonjhar: In spite of the rapid modernisation of Odisha various superstitions and beliefs are acting as huge hindrances. With people ...

Keonjhar: A man and a woman were murdered at Nayagarhmunda Sahi village under Bamebari police limits in this district late ...