Man Burnt Alive In Front Of His Wife And Son During An Alleged Witchcraft Ritual
In a macabre incident in northern India, a man was stabbed with a trident and his hands chopped off with an axe before he was burnt alive.
By Sadho Ram — 30 Aug 2014, 12:41 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
In a macabre incident, a man was stabbed with a trident and his hands chopped off with an axe before he was burnt alive, The Star reported via Malaysian Nanban
And while this went on, the perpetrators forced the victim’s wife and son to watch and dance around the man until his body was completely burnt, Malaysian Nanban reported.
thestar.com.myThe incident happened in northern India. According to reports, it was purportedly to exorcise evil spirits harboured by the man.
The incident occurred in the presence of the man's wife and 15-year-old son on the intervening night of August 25 and 26.
hindustantimes.comThe victim, identified as Brijlal, had gone to an ashram (a religious retreat) where he met the person in charge, a woman named Parvati, to seek her help to drive away a so-called bad spirit he thought was disturbing his son
Instead, the woman, branded by the police as a sorceress, ordered six of her disciples to stab him with a trident and then chop off his hands with an axe. After that, they reportedly doused his body with kerosene and set him ablaze.
thestar.com.myPolice have arrested the seven – four of them women – who allegedly conducted the horrific rites as well as seized an axe and several books relating to black magic
The sorceresses are in police custody after burning a man alive in front of his family.
Image via vancouverdesi.comNiwas (Mandla) police station town inspector Varsha Patel said the accused have been arrested and sent to jail.
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"We confiscated literature on witchcraft, as well as axes and tridents from the scene. We have also recovered some ashes for forensic tests," said a police spokesman.
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