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A Village Burnt Overnight: Tears, Loss and Survival in Dhamangaon Blaze

  Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...

Parents beat 5-yr-old girl to death while conducting ‘black magic removing ritual’

A ‘BLACK magic removing practice’ on a five-year-old girl went horribly wrong and led to the kid’s death in Subhash Nagar, on Saturday. Three persons including parents of the girl were arrested by Rana Pratap Nagar police on murder charges.

The incident took place in the wee hours of Saturday when the parents and aunt of the girl tried some ‘black magic removing rituals’ at their home on the girl. She was allegedly tortured by the three during the practice to ‘drive away evil forces’ from the girl, police officials said.

The arrested accused have been identified as Siddharth Chimne (45), his wife Ranjana (42) and sister-in-law Priya Bansod (32), all residents of Subhash Nagar, according to DCP (Detection) Chinmay Pandit. Siddharth is vice-president of ‘Gaon Maajha’ you tube channel.

Shockingly, the accused even filmed the video of the girl when they tortured her mercilessly for the entire night. She was badly beaten, slapped and hit by the accused. The girl was crying loudly when the accused were performing the rituals, said a police official after watching the video.

The accused Siddharth is father of two girls -- five and 16-year-olds. The family had gone to some Dargah in Takalghat on Guru Pournima. Since then, Siddharth was allegedly suspecting change in behaviour of the younger daughter. He came to the conclusion that the girl was possessed by some evil forces and decided to perform ‘black magic’ to drive away the evil.

According to information, the accused started ‘occult practice’ late on Friday night. They kept asking the girl some questions which were clearly beyond her comprehension. As a result, the girl was unable to answer properly. During the process, the accused kept thrashing the girl mercilessly. After some time, the girl collapsed on the ground and fell unconscious, officials said.

As the kid was not responding, the accused took her to Tajbagh Dargah in the morning hours and later shifted her to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H). The accused ran away after admitting her to hospital. However, a security guard grew suspicious of them and captured a photo of their car. Police were immediately informed by the hospital authorities.

The accused were identified on the basis of vehicle registration number captured in the photo. Rana Pratap Nagar police reached the house of the accused in Subhash Nagar slums and arrested them. An offence under provisions of Indian Penal Code and The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act was registered by the police. The accused will be produced in the court on Sunday.


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