A group of Indian women who've gathered to perform prayers which will drive away the evil spirits. They say: 'Our village is not cleansed yet, we have many dayans (witches) roaming about.' Photos: AFP
As he recovers in a children’s shelter in eastern India, 17-year-old Ganita Munda is haunted by the sound of his family’s screams as a witch-hunting gang killed them in their home.
The teenager remembers breaking free of the attackers and fleeing his rural village home in Orissa state to a nearby forest where he hid alone in the dark for hours.
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