Indian witches to get more ‘zap’
In the past five years, police say they have reports of more than 700 women being killed as witches in eastern India alone. But the real figure could be many times higher, they say.
Now, followers of the Wicca faith from the United States, Britain and India plan to introduce their religion in Kolkata to promote awareness of witchcraft and provide support for harrassed witches.
“People from different walks of life and even governments had asked me to institutionalise Wicca, but I was waiting for the right moment,” Ipsita Roy Chakraverti, a prominent social activist who practices Wicca, said.
“Now is the time we stood up against people who persecute and kill innocent women,” said Chakraverti, adding that the Indian “Wiccan Brigade” would also register complaints of persecution and coordinate with police to ensure cases were brought to trial. Around 100 people have already signed up to take a training programme in Wiccan philosophy, literature and psychology and students will also set up a grievance cell, she said.
Like many Pagan religions, Wicca practises magic and witches believe that the human mind
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