A woman in Odisha was beaten by sorcerers.

In a small village called Litipada, located in Bargaon block of Sundargarh district, a shocking incident of blind faith recently occurred. Two self-proclaimed sorcerers brutally whipped a woman named Sangita Bage for nearly five hours, causing serious injuries to her. Sangita, who is married to Muna Bage, was subjected to this horrific treatment by the sorcerers in the evening of Friday.

According to sources, a young man from Litipada village was believed to be mentally unstable by his family. In search of a cure, his family reached out to a sorcerer named Gagan from a nearby village called Machamara. The sorcerer informed them that the root cause of the young man's ailment was the influence of evil spirits or planetary forces.

On the fateful evening, Gagan and his associate arrived at the house of Asha Bage in Litipada to perform their rituals. However, during the proceedings, at around 8 pm, the sorcerers suddenly turned their attention towards Sangita and began whipping her. She had only come to witness the rituals, but was now being subjected to this physical abuse.

As the night went on, the sorcerers allegedly entered Sangita's house at 10 pm and even vandalized her puja room. The assault on Sangita continued intermittently throughout the night, despite her husband Muna's desperate pleas for them to stop. Although no official complaint was filed at the time, this incident caused tension in the village.

To address such atrocities faced by indigenous tribal communities at the hands of sorcerers, social activist Shashiprabha Bindhani had filed a petition, which led to the enactment of a dedicated law in 2013 criminalizing these practices. However, social activist Subhashree Ray points out that despite such legal measures, there has been a lack of significant awareness campaigns to educate the public about the dangers of blind faith and superstition. This incident serves as a reminder that there is still much work to be done to protect vulnerable communities from falling prey to such practices.

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