India is preparing to go to Mars on the one hand, while on the other hand, in some parts of the country, the process of atrocities on innocent people continues in the name of witchcraft. The latest case has come to light from Chandrapur in Maharashtra, where 7 people have been beaten up badly by villagers by tying them together on charges of ghosting. Four of the seven are women and three are elderly. After beating up the mob, all the seven have been admitted by the police to the Chandrapur District General Hospital for treatment, where the condition of 5 remains critical.
On Sunday, the police have registered a case against 12 people after the pictures of this incident surfaced. The incident took place in Vani Khurd village on the Telangana-Maharashtra border. On Saturday afternoon, four women and three elders were tied and beaten at the village square on charges of sorcery in the village. During this the whole family kept pleading to leave, but no one came forward to help them.
After this incident, a contingent of police has been deployed in the village. Only after strict investigation, no outsider is being allowed into the village. Some social workers associated with Dr. Narendra Dabholkar's organization Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti reached the village and tried to make people aware against superstition.
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Assistant police inspector Santosh Ambike said, "Soon after the incident in Wani village on Saturday, a meeting was held with the village sarpanch and the police team to maintain peace. We have deployed adequate security personnel in the village. At present, all the accused are absconding. And they will be arrested soon."
Some top police officers will go to the village even today to take stock of the security arrangements.