In another inhuman act, a man was assaulted in confinement and forced to eat dog excreta by seven villagers at Sohryngkham after alleging him of practicing witchcraft.
The Incident occurred on July 30 at the village Mawting, Sohryngkham here at the city suburbs. According to the East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, M Kharkrang the man was first assaulted by the group of villagers and later was confined, alleging that he practiced witchcraft.
The accused then forced the victim to eat dog excreta, Kharkrang said. “An FIR has been filed regarding the crime and all eight men have been arrested by the police in a pre-dawn raid today,” the SP said, adding, they have been remanded to five days police custody by a local court.
The accused are in fact relatives of the victim and have been identified as Broswel Pyngrope, Elbinus Myliemngap, Sanil Myliemngap, Rani Kharmunuid, Mildret Kharmunuid, Khrawbor Kharmunuid and Johny Kharmunuid.
This incident follows another similar case last month where a man one Noping Khongsit was forced to eat human excreta at Wahkdait village near Pynursla, about 50 km from here by the village chief, Thwer Tynsong. The village chief later surrendered before the police.
Four girls of the village alleged that Khongsit used to appear in their dreams and frighten them with snakes. Based on this allegation the village Panchayat called Dorbar in Khasi Hills punished the victim by forcing him to eat human excreta on July 20.
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo moto cognizance of the media report and has issued notices to the State Government to file its report on the inhuman act within four weeks.
In many parts of Meghalaya superstition is rampant primarily those related to witchcraft. Believers of such superstition say that witches and wizards have the power to make people ill to the pint of killing them and by doing so they please the malevolent deities for their own good.
The Incident occurred on July 30 at the village Mawting, Sohryngkham here at the city suburbs. According to the East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, M Kharkrang the man was first assaulted by the group of villagers and later was confined, alleging that he practiced witchcraft.
The accused then forced the victim to eat dog excreta, Kharkrang said. “An FIR has been filed regarding the crime and all eight men have been arrested by the police in a pre-dawn raid today,” the SP said, adding, they have been remanded to five days police custody by a local court.
The accused are in fact relatives of the victim and have been identified as Broswel Pyngrope, Elbinus Myliemngap, Sanil Myliemngap, Rani Kharmunuid, Mildret Kharmunuid, Khrawbor Kharmunuid and Johny Kharmunuid.
This incident follows another similar case last month where a man one Noping Khongsit was forced to eat human excreta at Wahkdait village near Pynursla, about 50 km from here by the village chief, Thwer Tynsong. The village chief later surrendered before the police.
Four girls of the village alleged that Khongsit used to appear in their dreams and frighten them with snakes. Based on this allegation the village Panchayat called Dorbar in Khasi Hills punished the victim by forcing him to eat human excreta on July 20.
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo moto cognizance of the media report and has issued notices to the State Government to file its report on the inhuman act within four weeks.
In many parts of Meghalaya superstition is rampant primarily those related to witchcraft. Believers of such superstition say that witches and wizards have the power to make people ill to the pint of killing them and by doing so they please the malevolent deities for their own good.
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