"black-magic"

A violent incident unfolded in Nandipadu village of Kothagudem district, where three individuals were attacked by a mob over allegations of practising black magic. The villagers blamed the trio for unexplained deaths in the area and claimed prior warnings were ignored.

A violent dispute broke out between two families in Rudraram village, Patancheru mandal, Sangareddy, over suspicions of black magic.

Zaheerabad police solved the murder of a 23-year-old youth who was killed by three men over suspicions of black magic. The accused surrendered and confessed to the brutal crime

The incident took place in Venkatapur village of Yellareddypet mandal and came to light after an audio recording of a conversation between the accused and a self-styled godman went viral

Students who came to the school found a rangoli pattern drawn on the school’s veranda besides turmeric powder and other material

Those arrested admitted to exhuming five bones of a body buried at Yetiguda village on January 17

The victim is a resident of Retyakheda village in Chikhaldara taluka, was forced to drink urine and consume dog excreta, following which she was paraded with a garland of slippers around her neck

With promises of providing relief from all the worries under the sun, "babas," "tantriks," "godmen," "sorcerers," and "black magic experts" have now turned to social media to market their "mystical powers"

The deceased, Kunja Biksham (41), was found dead in a check dam near the village on Monday. According to locals, Biksham's nephew, Kunja Pravin, and a close relative, Malkam Gangaiah, took him to the area near the check dam on Sunday night under the pretense of drinking alcohol.

According to police, the mother, Mamta was ill for quite some time when the couple took an exorcist's advice to kill the child for curing her

The police seized a mobile phone, lemons, incense sticks, turmeric powder and other items from the accused

Reports indicate that villagers passing through the forest near Bamandlapali spotted around ten individuals, including transgender persons, preparing for a ritual with puja materials. Alarmed, they notified other villagers, who quickly arrived at the scene and apprehended those performing the puja.

The arrested person is Ilyas Ahmed alias Mohd Ilyas (42), from Jahangirabad in Bandlaguda.

The villagers attacked them indiscriminately with sticks and rocks. As none of the villagers came to their rescue, Ramulu succumbed to the injuries and died on the spot, while the two women sustained serious injuries

According to sources, local people found lemons, vermillion, turmeric powder, a doll and other items in the plot on Tuesday afternoon.

The actor further shared that he absolutely loves the genre of horror as it is a universal genre, adding that every religion mentions black magic.

Nunavath Bhaskar and Katroth Bhaskar were seen roaming around the village spraying kumkum, turmeric, lemons, green chilli and others, which villagers suspected was part of black magic.

The accused Vinod attacked Sunil with a kitchen knife suspecting that Sunil had performed some form of "jadu tona" (black magic) on him.

Eight people have been arrested on the charges of kidnapping and killing a 45-year-old tribal woman suspecting her to be a 'witch'.

The three arrested persons are G Karthik (22), Vakiti Sudhakar Reddy (32) and Liki Savithri (60).