#Awareness against #witchcraft and #superstitions
: I would like to bring it to notice of Jharkhand government and
Jharkhand police, seeking attention towards a recent incident of a woman
and her family been beaten up accusing them of practicing witchcraft
and blackmagic.
Superstition in our country can give way to breaking rules and taking law and order in hand when villagers threaten a family of publicly killing them and mass surrender before police after the crime!
Superstition in our country can give way to breaking rules and taking law and order in hand when villagers threaten a family of publicly killing them and mass surrender before police after the crime!
The incident took place recently on27th September at Dabu Chirotoli,
Dumri block of Gumla district in Jharkhand, bordering Chhattisgarh.
A fifty-year- old woman Phool Kumari, her husband, brother-in-law and his wife were all beaten and thrashed by villagers and were forces to consume urine and human excreta in front of everyone.
The aggressive women in village accused Phool Kumari of being indulged in black magic practices which invariably brought problems to villagers' families. They alleged that despite warning her earlier, she continued her practices in which her family supported her.
" Hence, we punished all of her family members as well. She's a 'dayan' (witch) and if anything wrong happens in village again, we would kill her and mass surrender before Dumri police," the villagers had threatened.
Isn't it a human rights violation? It's also deep rooted superstition that has triggered this up.
While Jharkhand has been witnessing unbated number of incidents of witch-hunt with harassment of women, I, Dr Dinesh Mishra, representing Andh Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti demand for immediate intervention from Jharkhand police and government before an untoward incidents takes place with this woman and other women as well. Their Security should be prioritized.
Thanks and regards,
Dr Dinesh Mishra
President,
Andh Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti.(A voluntary organisation working against witchcraft and superstitions) Mob.9827400859
A fifty-year- old woman Phool Kumari, her husband, brother-in-law and his wife were all beaten and thrashed by villagers and were forces to consume urine and human excreta in front of everyone.
The aggressive women in village accused Phool Kumari of being indulged in black magic practices which invariably brought problems to villagers' families. They alleged that despite warning her earlier, she continued her practices in which her family supported her.
" Hence, we punished all of her family members as well. She's a 'dayan' (witch) and if anything wrong happens in village again, we would kill her and mass surrender before Dumri police," the villagers had threatened.
Isn't it a human rights violation? It's also deep rooted superstition that has triggered this up.
While Jharkhand has been witnessing unbated number of incidents of witch-hunt with harassment of women, I, Dr Dinesh Mishra, representing Andh Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti demand for immediate intervention from Jharkhand police and government before an untoward incidents takes place with this woman and other women as well. Their Security should be prioritized.
Thanks and regards,
Dr Dinesh Mishra
President,
Andh Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti.(A voluntary organisation working against witchcraft and superstitions) Mob.9827400859
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