Witch-Hunting Deaths

Choropleth map of India by state: Witch-Hunting Deaths. Jharkhand, Odisha, and Assam report the most witch-hunting deaths — targeting poor, widowed, tribal women.
Jharkhand, Odisha, and Assam report the most witch-hunting deaths — targeting poor, widowed, tribal women.
Policy implication
Witch-hunting persists where land disputes intersect with superstition and weak police presence.
NCRB 2022Genderwitch huntingtribalgender
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Source: NCRB (2022). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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