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[Crime]
Date Posted:
1/15/2007
7:01:03 pm EST
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Witchhunt Victims Wait For Justice
Author: The Calcutta Telegraph Source: The Calcutta Telegraph (India)
Title: WITCHHUNT VICTIMS WAIT FOR JUSTICE
Branded witches and expelled from their homes, five residents of a remote village of this district have mustered the courage to lodge a complaint with the police. The wall of superstition is, however, proving to be too hard for even the police to crack.
A kangaroo court at Banshijhora, under Gouripur police station, ordered the expulsion of Rupali Rabha, Sujendra Rabha, Iswari Rabha, Anil Rabha and Surya Bala Rabha on November 31 for allegedly practising witchcraft. Four of them have since been staying with relatives at Devitola village and the fifth is at Modati village, near Gouripur.
A police team last week rounded up 11 residents of Banshijhora on charges of forcibly evicting the five from their village. But nearly 300 people laid siege to Gouripur police station soon after, forcing the police to release the 11 accused.
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| I Can Only Hope | Jan 16th. at 1:23:48 pm EST
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LD Wolverine (Edmonton, Ontario) - Email Me
that the social programs that they are getting involved can do some good. How sad for the five who were evicted to know their entire village is against them.
And to a previous poster I must ask...HUH?
Peace.
Linda
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