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Karnataka woman accused of performing ‘black magic’ on judge, arrested
July 14, 2026 1:16 pm
The woman was booked under the Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Act after CCTV footage allegedly captured the ritual.
'Your son will die': Pune woman tricked into Rs 3.9 lakh ‘black magic’ rituals
June 02, 2026 1:46 pm
The Nashik-based couple allegedly convinced the woman that she would “lose her sanity” and her son would die by suicide.
Pune: 'Ash sprinkled' in Excise staffer's water, FIR lodged over black magic, search underway for suspect
August 24, 2025 11:09 pm
The Walchandnagar police have now launched a search for the suspect, Prashant Ambike, the warehouse in-charge, who is on the run since the incident came to light
Temple priest’s assistant held for raping Bengaluru woman, blackmailing her
June 16, 2025 3:24 pm
The accused is a BA graduate who hails from Thrissur in Kerala, the Bengaluru City police said.
Black Magic Act excludes legitimate religious practices, law meant to curb harmful customs: Bombay HC
April 04, 2025 11:05 am
During the said workshop, Modak had allegedly claimed to possess extraordinary spiritual powers that allowed him to guide young people in making career choices by foreseeing their future.
Mumbai woman duped of Rs 3.4 lakhs by tantrik on pretext of thwarting black magic perfomed by another girl on her boyfriend
March 29, 2025 1:39 pm
The police have registered a case of fraud and are further investigating the matter.
Facebook 'friend' cheats Pune businesswoman, takes Rs 28 lakh for 'black magic'
January 30, 2025 8:43 pm
Police said the complainant and the accused never came face to face, but used to interact online and used to speak over the phone.
At Hathras school, a 'black magic' workshop and rumours of more earlier attempts
September 28, 2024 7:48 am
The old structure was built by Jasodhan Singh, the father of school director Dinesh Baghel, nearly 20 years ago as his alleged “black magic” workshop, the police said.
Pune: Priest presumed dead due to accident killed by land-dealer over suspicion of black magic
September 27, 2024 7:50 am
A closer examination of the spot on the bridge and the wounds on the head of the priest presented inconsistencies in the theory that it was an accident. The teams from the Pune rural police started gathering intel on the movements of the deceased in the days prior to his death.
A grandpa who turned people into goats and other stories: How Assam's ‘black magic’ village is working to break old taboos
August 21, 2024 7:47 am
Mayong, a region in Central Assam’s Morigaon district, has long been associated with mysticism and ‘magic’ practices, including ‘magical healing’ and folk medicine.
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