Teachers burn books to keep warm in winter

Patna: Teachers of a school in Bihar's Gaya district burnt books meant to be distributed among students to keep themselves warm on a chilly winter day, angering villagers.

The shocking incident came to light when students of the government middle school at Pariya Bazaar in Gaya, about 100 km from here, told their parents and relatives, police officials said on Monday. Read more.................................Teachers burn books to keep warm in winter

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Infant branded with Incense Sticks

AHMEDABAD (Gujarat): In a shocking case of superstition, a 14-day-old ailing infant was branded with incense sticks on the chest in the superstitious belief that the infection would go away by the burns.

The incident happened in Gedi village near Rapar in Kutch and the baby boy would have died if the parents hadn't dumped the witch-doctor just in the nick of time. Read more...............................Infant branded with incense sticks

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Indian villagers 'Killed Witch'

In Chhattisgarh state of India, as per Police, 17 villagers have been arrested over the killing of a woman suspected of being a witch.
The 40-year-old woman, Phool Kunwar, was dragged from her home, beaten and burned with a hot iron, police say. Read full report at BBC....................................Indian villagers 'killed witch'

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Couple burned alive for 'black magic'

In another weird incident an elderly Indian husband and wife were burnt to death after villagers accused them of practicing black magic. Villagers tied them together on a pyre and set them on fire, as per the police sources. Incident happened near the southern city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh state of India.

"The aged couple died screaming for help," said police superintendent P.V. Sunil Kumar.

Sayanna, 70, and his 61-year-old wife, Pochamma, were set ablaze after being doused with kerosene.

Both were farm laborers who also practiced traditional medicine. Police have arrested six villagers for the incident.

Belief in black magic is common in some parts of rural India, despite the country's robust economic growth and cutting-edge high-technology industries.

Dozens of women are murdered each year after being accused of witchcraft.

Last year, a barber in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh killed his four-year-old son by slitting his throat with a razor after the man started seeing visions of the Hindu goddess Kali demanding a sacrifice.

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