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Maldives Minister arrested, suspended for performing 'black magic' on Pres
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Maldives Minister Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, was suspended from her position after being arrested along with her two siblings on charges of performing witchcraft on Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, local media reported on Thursday.
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Daniel Radcliffe opens up about fear of Alan Rickman during Harry Potter f
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In the enchanted world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where magic and mystery intertwine, Daniel Radcliffe, the iconic face of Harry Potter, experienced moments of fear and trepidation.
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NCW condemns killing of woman in Assam over suspicion of witchcraft, seeks
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has condemned the incident in which a woman was attacked with sharp weapons and burnt to death by a group of six persons for allegedly practising witchcraft in Assam's Sonitpur district.
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Assam: Woman burnt to death by group of six persons for allegedly practici
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Police arrested four persons in connection with the case and two others are still absconding.
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Villagers assault four people on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Ass
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a shocking incident, a group of villagers of a remote village in Assam's Sonitpur district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border physically tortured four fellow villagers and branded them as practising witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.
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It is witchcraft that papers kept in vault got leaked: Pilot takes apparen
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Without naming Gehlot, Pilot said that it was "witchcraft" that the papers which are locked in a vault before the exams, get leaked.
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Uttar Pradesh: Two arrested for kidnapping, raping girl
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Two men were arrested and sent to jail for kidnapping and raping a girl by threatening to harm her and her family through witchcraft in Uttar Pradesh's Mau.
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Bihar woman set on fire over suspicion of practising witchcraft
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Imamganj, Gaya, the villagers entered her house where she was "mob lynched".
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6 arrested for brutally thrashing, forcing family to consume human excreta
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dumka (Jharkhand) [India], September 27 (ANI): In an inhumane incident in Jharkhand's Dumka, four members of a family, including three women, were forced to consume human excreta over alleged suspicion of the family practising witchcraft.
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Jharkhand woman branded witch, set ablaze
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], January 13 (ANI): The Simdega police has arrested six persons for beating and setting a 60-year-old woman ablaze on the accusation of practising witchcraft.
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Assam CM takes stock of Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha's health
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Goalpara (Assam) [India], July 10 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday met Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha to take stock of her health and handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh from CM's Relief Fund as an aid for her treatment.
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NHRC seeks comprehensive report on prevention of sorcery, witchcraft from
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its recent order has sought compiled comprehensive reports from the Chief Secretary and DGP, Odisha with a compilation of reports from all the thirty District Collectors of the state for the prevention of sorcer
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