‘Occultist’ rapes sister-in-law on pretext of warding off ‘Aghori’ curse

Key points

• A faith healer in Bhopal allegedly raped his sister-in-law, claiming to perform an exorcism to remove an occult curse.
• He manipulated the family into isolating the survivor, then drugged and assaulted her.
• The survivor reported the incident to the police after regaining consciousness.
• Poll What should be done to prevent such crimes based on false beliefs?
• Stricter laws and punishment Better public awareness and education (The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault) BHOPAL: A man allegedly raped his sister-in-law after terrifying the family with tales of an occult curse.