The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim and his family.
According to the media report, carried on the 15th July, 2015, the villagers believed that the wife of slain Gura Munda was practicing witchcraft and casting spells on the neighbours’ children. They were also angry with Gura Munda that he took his children to a local hospital for treatment without consulting a Rawadia (witch doctor).
Reportedly, the killers included the elder brother of Gura Munda and his neighbour among others. Though, just four kilometer away from the town of Joda, villagers in Mundashahi do not have much faith in the modern medicine. They have to do a ‘puja’ with the witch doctor before taking their ailing children to the nearest hospital.