"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).

Deputy Superintendent of Police in Pathanamthitta, S Nandakumar confirmed that the accused woman identified as Shobhana alias Vasanti, was arrested on Thursday for performing occult rituals in which children were forced to participate.

Medak: In a barbaric incident, a man and his wife were thrashed mercilessly after being tied to an electric pole by their own relatives, who accused them of practising black magic. This incident was reported from Alladurgam village on Monday morning, police said. The assailants raided the house of Boyina Ramesh (40) and his wife […]

The accused have been charged under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The mob had accused the duo of performing 'black magic', causing the death of a teenaged girl in Rohimapur village in Dokmoka police station area.