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18 people arrested in Assam's Karbi Anglong for murdering couple over witc
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Assam police arrested 18 people, including four women, in Karbi Anglong district for their alleged involvement in the killing of a couple on suspicion of practising witchcraft, officials said.
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"All the villagers were involved": ASP Saikia on burning of couple in Karb
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The incident occurred on the night of December 30 in Beluguri Munda village near Howraghat in the hilly Karbi Anglong district. The deceased have been identified as Gardi Birua (43) and his wife Mira Birua (33).
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Assam: Couple attacked, burnt alive over witchcraft suspicion in Karbi Ang
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In a shocking incident, a couple was allegedly killed by a group of villagers over suspicions of witchcraft in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said on Wednesday.
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Zee Studios and Prerna Arora's Jatadhara: India's War Against Jaadu Tona a
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4: Even in our modern world filled with science and technology, the age-old tales of jaadu tona, witchcraft, curses, and unseen forces still echo through the small towns and cities of India. Behind closed doors, fear often manifests in the form of rituals and char
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of witchcraft-related killings in Bihar
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the alleged murder and burning of five members of a Scheduled Tribe family in Purnia district, Bihar, on the night of July 6.
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Rahul Gandhi holds telephonic conversation with kin of 5 persons allegedly
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with the family members of five individuals who were allegedly burnt alive in a horrific incident linked to accusations of witchcraft in Titgaon village, Purnea, on July 7.
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Purnia MP Pappu Yadav meets kin of family burnt alive over witchcraft alle
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Yadav said, "This is a black spot for the country... Our Chief Minister doesn't take a step without offering prayers, and our MPs and MLAs are busy performing 'Yagya' all day... Yet, they will not name the one 'Baba' who is doing black magic..."
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MP Pappu Yadav meets kin of Purnia incident, says "superstition must be er
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
While speaking to ANI, Pappu Yadav said that poor people cannot execute something like black magic or witchcraft and claimed that an "exorcist" came from outside to whom the victims went.
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Bihar: 'Tragic' and 'shocking', comments MLA Vijay Kemaka on the killing o
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Bhartiya Janta Party MLA Vijay Kemaka expressed shock over the killing of five people from the same family in Purnea's Tetgama tribal village over suspicion of witchcraft. He called the incident 'tragic' and 'shocking'.
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Bihar: Police arrest 3 accused in Purnia witchcraft case; 5 family members
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Five members of a family were burnt alive allegedly in the name of witchcraft/black magic in Titgaon village of Purnia, Bihar on July 6. The police have arrested the three main accused in the case, one of whom is a minor.
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Purnia witchcraft deaths: "Could not believe it," says family member of 5
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Lalit Kumar said that he got a call from his brother at night that his family members were being burnt and asked him to come back. However, he was not able to come back the same night and went the next morning.
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JK Rowling reminisces about the moment Harry Potter became a global sensat
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Celebrated author JK Rowling has shared her recollections of the moment she realized that her creation, Harry Potter, had evolved into a global phenomenon.
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