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Re: Indian shaman ;poisons villagers From: carteblanche13
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Reiki Share - Wollongong, 1/17/2011, 7:00 pm From: WitchesWorkshop@yahoogroups.com

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Re: Indian shaman ;poisons villagers

Posted by: "carteblanche13" carteblanche13@yahoo.com.au   carteblanche13

Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:27 am (PST)



Bloody shamans!

--- In WitchesWorkshop@yahoogroups.com, Deb <universalpeace2005@...> wrote:
>
> This is appalling.
> when will this idiocy stop
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> 10 January 2011 Last updated at 12:11 GMT
> Indian shaman 'poisons women in witchcraft test'
> By Salman Ravi BBC Hindi, Raipur
>
> An Indian shaman who allegedly forced women to drink a potion to prove they
> were not witches has been arrested.
> Nearly 30 women fell ill after they were rounded up in Shivni village in
> central Chhattisgarh state on Sunday and made to drink the herbal brew.
> A senior police officer told the BBC that six villagers had also been
> arrested.
> Witch hunts targeting women are common in east and central India, and a
> number of accused are killed every year.
> Continue reading the main story
> “Start Quote
> The witch doctor said that after drinking the brew, the real witch would
> voluntarily confess”
> End Quote Rajesh Joshi Police spokesman
> Most of the cases take place in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and
> Bihar.
> Police spokesman Rajesh Joshi told the BBC that an 18-year-old villager was
> accused of witchcraft because she had been unwell.
> "Her father Sitaram Rathod and other villagers suspected that it [her
> illness] could be due to an evil spell cast by a witch," Mr Joshi said.
> "They [the villagers] called for an ojha [witch doctor] to ward off the
> spell."
> Authorities said the shaman, named as Bhagwan Deen, had been helped by a few
> other residents as he rounded up nearly all the adult women in the centre of
> the village.
> He concocted the potion test after conducting rituals which failed to expose
> the alleged witch.
> "The shaman then forced the women to consume a drink that he had made out of
> a local poisonous herb," Mr Joshi said. "He said that after drinking the
> brew, the real witch would voluntarily confess."
> Of the nearly 30 women taken to hospital after the incident, around 25 women
> have since been discharged.
> But police said five remained in hospital, including a 70-year-old woman who
> was in a serious condition.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12149785 
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Reiki Share - Wollongong, 1/17/2011, 7:00 pm

Posted by: "WitchesWorkshop@yahoogroups.com" WitchesWorkshop@yahoogroups.com

Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:00 am (PST)



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