witch-hunting cases
Assam villagers lynch woman over witchcraft; also kill man who confronted them
According to the law, witch-hunting is viewed as a cognisable, non-bailable and non-compoundable offence.
The powerless ‘witches’ of Jharkhand
In this case the victims were lucky to get a prompt police response but many ignorant women branded as witches fail to get help.
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