Couple gets life term for killing son, relative's daughter to 'please evil spirits'

AURANGABAD: A couple has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Aurangabad court on Tuesday for killing their son and a close relative's daughter to "please the evil spirits".

The couple believed that the "sacrifice" of the kids would lead them to hidden treasures in their farm in Chimta area in Loni village of Vaijapur. Read More................Couple gets life term for killing son, relative's daughter to 'please evil spirits'

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Haunted house - exorcising 'evil spirits' from Kashmir assembly

Is the new Jammu and Kashmir legislative complex here haunted by evil spirits that have prompted the resignation of two chief ministers and ugly scenes? Sounds naive, but that is exactly what assembly officials and even some legislators who quietly conducted an elaborate religious ritual to exorcise the spirits believe.Read More................Haunted house - exorcising 'evil spirits' from Kashmir assembly

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Godman helps convicted MP to get 'rid of evils'

Controversial godman Chandraswami performed rituals at a new temple built by Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP and convicted murderer Surajbhan Singh in Bihar to get 'rid of evils' in the lawmaker's life. Read More................Godman helps convicted MP to get 'rid of evils'

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Where Ravana is worshipped as son-in-law and learned man

The burning of Ravana's effigy marks the triumph of good over evil during Dussehra across the country but in two towns of Madhya Pradesh, Ravana is worshipped as a son-in-law and a learned man.

Members belonging to Hindu sect Namdeo Vaishnav Samaj in Mandsaur town, around 350 km from here, worship Ravana on Dussehra and believe that his wife Mandodari hailed from the town. So residents thus regard him as their son-in-law. Read more......A 35-feet, 10-headed statue Where Ravana is worshipped as son-in-law and learned man

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