I hate stories like this because they fuel racism and make it hard to do good public anthropology. Before you read the following, do remember that even though the police were involved and paper work was filled out, it really, really, may not be true at all. I’ve seen accusations like this occur which were not based on reality, and I’ve seen them reported in newspapers.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, things like this do happen now and then, and you might be surprised to know that they happen in the US as well as other places. OK, enough caveats<\/a>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Narayan Das, police chief of Bijapur district, in a telephone conversation with AFP: “A seven-year-old girl was sacrificed by two persons superstitiously believing that the act would give a better harvest.”<\/p>\n Police arrested two men in connection with the murder of Lalita Tati after her body was found in October. Her family had reported her missing. According to the police, the men confessed to the crime.<\/p>\n AFP reports that the jungle district of Chhattisgarh is a rebel Maoist stronghold where human sacrifice is still practiced. The sacrifices are believed to appease the gods, spirits and deities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The report goes on to describe other alleged cases. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I hate stories like this because they fuel racism and make it hard to do good public anthropology. Before you read the following, do remember that even though the police were involved and paper work was filled out, it really, really, may not be true at all. I’ve seen accusations like this occur which were … Continue reading I suppose we should consider ourselves lucky in the US to merely have anti-Vaxers and Snake Handlers:<\/span>