Police in rural India are investigating the murder of five members of the same family who were accused by a mob of witchcraft ...

This paper analyses violence against Dalit women with specific reference to witch-hunting. It explores the caste hierarchy, motives behind such crimes, also the failure of legal mechanisms and ...

New Delhi — Police have arrested three people suspected of brutally murdering five members of a family who were accused of ...

Patna: Taking strong note of the recent horrifying incident in Purnia district, where five members of a family were burnt alive over witchcraft accusa.

BJP government of worsening law and order, labeling the state as a 'crime capital.' Recent violence, including businessman ...

A shocking incident in Bihar's Purnia district sees five family members killed in suspected witchcraft-related violence.

Bihar's 'Witch Hunts' Target Women In Leadership Roles, Married Women Voices of 145 women accused of witchcraft in Bihar, 25 years since it enacted a law against witch hunting, speak of the ...

Five family members were brutally lynched and burnt by a mob over witchcraft allegations in Purnea district, Bihar. The horrific incident has sparked a major police investigation.

Despite legal interventions, witch-hunting remains a grim reality in parts of India, targeting marginalised women In 2014, Partners for Law in Development (PLD), a legal resource group working on ...

Three main accused, including a minor, have been arrested after five members of a family were allegedly burnt alive on July 6 in Titgaon village of Bihar's Purnia district, in a suspected case of ...