Sorcery is a belief in magical
spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects
in the world and myriad instances prove that any such experiment casts a doom
on the very individual. A Hindu girl student of Class VII at Jayasree Tea
Garden, P.S. Madarihat, Block – Alipur, District: Jalpaiguri has become the victim
of such a felonious design; she was raped by two Maulavis or sorcerers.
This ghastly incident took place
on March 28, 2013 at 9.30 am when the aforesaid two Maulavis or sorcerers visited the house of hapless Hindu
child. The two Muslim radicals informed the girl’s mother (Hembala Barman) that
their magical prowess could better the girl student’s performances in subjects
like English and Mathematics. Such an assurance energized the impoverished
Hindu family (bereaved of father).
To fetch both water and oil, essential
for the black magic, Hembala went to her neighbor’s house and meanwhile, the
two Islamists grabbed the girl student. Getting helpless before such an
assault, the Hindu girl started screaming helplessly. Hembala, hearing it,
rushed to her residence only to find ravishment of her innocent daughter. She, in order to save her daughter, attacked
both Islamists with a hard and long stick and both got wounded.
All
these were enough to raise a hue and cry among Hindus but local political pressure
proved to be more dominant through subduing the Hindu grievance. Hembala was prevented from moving to the local
police station, let alone filing an FIR.
