Burned alive for Black Magic
Most people only imagine that their neighbors are conspiring against them. In Hyderabad India, an elderly couple was burned alive by their fellow villagers. Farm laborers Sayanna (70 years old) and his wife Pochamma (61) were accused of performing black magic, even though that is pretty common in rural India but obviously not completely acceptable. The couple were tied to a pyre, doused with kerosene and set on fire. “The aged couple died screaming for help,” said police superintendent P.V. Sunil Kumar. Six villagers have been arrested for this heinous act.
According to Reuters, “[d]ozens 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”.
