Witch Practices Act News Today

Five women arrested for killing a 60-year-old man accused of practicing witchcraft and sorcery. Case registered under IPC and Prevention of Witch Practices Act 1999. Women confessed to the crime. SEO optimized keywords: witchcraft, elderly man murder, women arrested

Elderly couple Shibal Ganjhu and Bhavni Devi, both in their early 60s were allegedly tied to pole and beaten to death after verdict by tribal priest that they practised witchcraft

Violence against, and the murder of, women deemed witches is a regular part of life in various parts of India. What will change this?

Project Garima was launched in Jharkhand to restore the garima (dignity) of women branded witches. Outlook visits a few villages to see if it has been effective

Three months back, a 58-year-old woman was assaulted and forced to swallow excreta by her own relatives on the suspicion of being a witch at a village in Dumka district of the eastern Indian state of…