Using black magic two men burned alive police arrested seven people. After fleeing in the wake of the accusations.
Two men burned alive after accused of using black magic to kill four villagers.
The victims beat and then set on fire on Monday when they returned to their village in the eastern state of Orissa.
After fleeing in the wake of the accusations.
Seven people arrested over their murders. Santosh Kumar Mishra, deputy police chief of Gajapati district, said:
‘Theyreturned to the village and caught by the mob.’
He explained: ‘They accused of killing four villagers, including a child, using black magic.’
The victims beat and then set on fire in eastern state of Orissa Seven people arrested over the murders of the two men
Elsewhere, a 25-year-old man allegedly killed in Thane, in west India, after he beat by three men to rid him of ‘evil spirits’
Experts say belief in witchcraft remains widespread in some impoverished and remote areas of India.
Where occasional incidents of human sacrifices also reported.
Elsewhere, a 25-year-old man was allegedly killed in Thane, in west India, after he was beaten by three men to rid him of ‘evil spirits’.
Thane Police PRO Sukhada Narkar told the Indian Express:
‘The man was subjected to torture by a priest, his son and a transgender.
They all beat him severely with sticks, rods, belt on the pretext of getting evil spirits off him after keeping him captive for hours.
He died on the spot.’ All three arrested.
Using black magic two men burned alive police arrested seven people.
More than 2,000 people killed in India on suspicion of witchcraft between 2000 and 2012.
According to the most recent figures from the National Crime Records Bureau. Many of the victims were women.
Some states have introduced special laws to try to curb crimes against people accused of witchcraft and superstition.
