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The Hindu
18 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Kerala HC directs Home Secretary to file affidavit on steps to curb black magic, sorcery
With the State government stating before the Kerala High Court that it was not enacting a legislation to curb black magic, the court on Tuesday asked whether it endorsed the practice of black magic and sorcery. It directed the Home Secretary to file an affidavit in this regard, in a public interest litigation filed by the Kerala Yukthi Vadhi Sangam, an organisation spearheading campaigns against black magic, witchcraft, and sorcery and other social evils. It sought a court directive in the nature of recommendation, suggestion, judicial advice or a reminder call to the government and other respondents, pointing out the urgent need to enact a statute like the ones passed in Maharashtra (the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Agori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013) and in Karnataka to curb such practices. In an affidavit, the Deputy Secretary in the Home Department said the government had proposed a Bill – The Kerala Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices, Sorcery and Black Magic Bill, 2022 — based on a report of the Law Reforms Commission. But after deliberations, the Council of Ministers decided on July 2023 not to proceed with the Bill. It was a policy decision of the government and was hence beyond court intervention. To this, the court said there was no absolute bar on court interference in the issue, although the court could not direct the readying of a legislation in this regard. The court sought details of the action that the government intended to take in order to curb such vices in society. While posting the case for hearing on July 15, the court said the Home Secretary ought to clearly state in an affidavit within three weeks the curbs that the government intended to place on such vices.
Hindustan Times
13-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Raigad: three people booked for occult practices
Navi Mumbai: Three individuals — a couple and a self-proclaimed 'tantric'— have been booked for polluting public wells with supposedly occult materials in Revdanda in Raigad district on May 11. The couple was identified as Akhlaq Ayub Khan and Reshma Akhlaq Khan, residents of Navi Mumbai. The police identified Maulana Khalid as the self-proclaimed 'tantric' from Kalyan who provided the occult material to the couple. According to the Revdanda Police, the couple allegedly approached Khalid to perform black magic on their daughter to force her to end a romantic relationship deemed undesirable by her parents. Khalid allegedly provided them with bricks bound with amulets after performing certain rituals, claiming they were enchanted. A farmer, Chandrakant Kamlakar Mohite, from Revdanda registered a complaint with the police after witnessing the couple throwing the bricks and ashes in several wells. 'Five of these bricks were taken from Nerul to Revdanda. The accused then drove along various villages from Salab Bridge to Tadwadi in Taluka Murud, and threw one such 'cursed' brick into each of several public wells. They are also accused of adding vibhuti (sacred ash) and other suspicious items to the water, allegedly to contaminate the water supply and spread fear among locals. The activity was witnessed by locals, and they informed the matter to the police,' said the investigating officer Shrikant Kiravale. The police stated that such actions are a danger to public health and have caused panic among locals fearing black magic. 'The accused were acting in violation of the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013,' said the Kiravale. The Revdanda police registered a crime under sections 279 (fouling water of public spring or reservoir) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The husband, Akhlaq was arrested on May 11 while the wife, Reshma was served a notice by the police.
