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Witch-hunts killed 156 in India in 2014
For those who think witch-hunts are a thing of the past in India, here is the stark reality. Witchcraft was the motive cited for as many as 127 murders committed between 2012 and 2014 in Jharkhand alone. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, minister of state for home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary quoted National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data to state that 26, 54 and 47 cases of "murder for witchcraft"...
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