Survey by Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti reveals 3,000 people fell prey to human sacrifice in last 10 yrs

This time they have the facts and figures to turn the heat on the government. A survey conducted by the Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (ANS) found that about 3,000 people had fallen prey to human sacrifice in the last 10 years. And worse, these deaths are reported as accidental or murder due to personal enmity, says the survey. Social activists are rattling out this grim statistic, which they hope will make the state sit up and take notice; besides expediting the passing of the anti-superstition bill in the monsoon session of the state legislature that starts from July 26.


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"The government can prevent further deaths by passing the bill this time. If the bill is not passed in the monsoon session, we will hold peaceful protests. The tradition of dakin (witches) and mantrik (sorcerer) is still rampant in the state because there is no political will," said Narendra Dabholkar, founder-president of ANS.