A tragic and shocking incident unfolded in Tisk, Usgao, after a childless couple allegedly murdered a five-year-old girl from their neighbourhood as they, reportedly on the advice of an alleged witch doctor, believed that the sacrifice of the girl would grant the wife the ability to conceive. In a country that is taking giant strides in Information Technology (IT), the digital world, space science, etc., it is shocking to note that there still exist people who believe in black magic.
Goa does not have a specific anti-superstition law, but it does have laws that can be used to deal with superstitious practices. To a large extent, there may not be instances of occult practices in the State. It is people from other states who could be engaged in sorcery in Goa, as the childless couple was reportedly from Karnataka. Nevertheless, police need to keep a watch on such occult practices in the state.
