B’luru cops begin investigation after businessman alleges wife performed black magic to harm him
Bengaluru: A 38-year-old businessman has made disturbing allegations, claiming that his wife and her parents engaged in black magic rituals in their home with the intent to harm him and his family. The Cubbon Park police have initiated an investigation into the matter under the Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Act, 2017.
The businessman, who goes by the name Sanjay (name changed), resides in an apartment located on Rest House Road, off Church Street. He reported that he married Dr. Kalpana (name changed), aged 35, on June 1, 2022. The situation took a bizarre turn on February 22, 2023, when Sanjay returned home from a business trip to discover his wife had cut both her thumbs. She was allegedly sprinkling the blood from her thumbs onto a mixture of ash, camphor, and coconut spread in the bathroom. Additionally, lemon pieces were found strewn in various areas, and signs of a puja (ritual) were evident in both the bathroom and several corners of the house.
Sensing that something was amiss, Sanjay enlisted the services of a detective agency to investigate the situation further. The agency's report allegedly revealed that his wife and her parents had consulted with an astrologer from Attiguppe and a priest known for performing rituals in graveyards.
On June 22, Sanjay's wife went to her parental home. Upon her return, she was accused of adding various oils, ash, and even saliva to the food prepared by their cook at their marital home. This tainted food was unknowingly consumed by Sanjay and other family members. Fearing for their safety, Sanjay and his family decided to send Kalpana back to her parental home. Sanjay's mother successfully managed to do so on July 5.
Sanjay has raised concerns that his father has been bedridden for several days, and their family dog passed away a few months ago, suspecting these developments may be linked to the alleged black magic practices.
A senior police officer disclosed that the complaint was filed on Saturday evening, and an investigation into the matter will commence promptly.
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Fascism will not be allowed to enter through the back door of vote rigging: CM Siddaramaiah
New Delhi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asserted that fascism would not be allowed to enter India “through the back door of vote rigging” and called upon citizens to collectively defend the country’s democratic foundations.
Speaking after participating in an anti–vote rigging protest organised in New Delhi, Siddaramaiah said the gathering was not merely a political demonstration but a stand to protect Indian democracy. “We have come to the heart of our republic not as Congress workers or voters, but as protectors of Indian democracy,” he said.
Emphasising the importance of the right to vote, Siddaramaiah said it was the most sacred right guaranteed by the Constitution and the very foundation of democracy.
“Through voting, a farmer shapes the future of his children, a worker safeguards his dignity, a youth realises dreams, and a nation expresses its collective will,” he said.
He accused the BJP-led Union government of attempting to undermine this right through what he termed systematic vote rigging, including the alleged misuse of the special revision of electoral rolls. “This power is being stolen repeatedly,” he alleged.
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Warning against authoritarian tendencies, Siddaramaiah said history had shown that dictatorship does not begin with violence but with the misuse of institutions and manipulation of democratic systems.
“Across the world, authoritarian regimes pretend to protect democracy while quietly subverting it. This is what the BJP is doing today,” he charged.
He alleged that the ruling party was controlling institutions, intimidating electoral machinery, distorting voter lists, suppressing voter turnout in opposition strongholds, and misusing money and power. “This is not mere maladministration. Vote rigging is an attack on the very idea of India,” he said.
Siddaramaiah further claimed that governments formed through “stolen votes” could not be considered democratic.
“Such regimes survive through fear, fraud and distortion of the people’s mandate,” he said, adding that vote rigging posed the biggest threat to the republic since Independence.
Praising Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah said he had shown exceptional courage in exposing alleged irregularities in voter lists, booth-level manipulation and “systematic, organised vote rigging” across several states, including Karnataka, Haryana and Bihar.
Referring to Karnataka, Siddaramaiah cited Mahadevpura and Aland constituencies as examples highlighted by Gandhi. In Mahadevpura, he said, thousands of allegedly fake and fraudulent voter entries and discrepancies in electoral rolls pointed to a narrow BJP victory. In Aland, he said, attempts were made to remove the names of legitimate voters ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections.
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He noted that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had recently filed a chargesheet accusing seven persons, including a former BJP MLA and his son, of attempting to delete the names of around 6,000 voters in Aland.
“This is a significant legal step in the fight against vote rigging,” he said.
Siddaramaiah concluded by stating that the fight against vote rigging was rooted in constitutional morality, Ambedkarite thought and the core principle of democracy. “Sovereignty belongs to the people, not to any party, regime or those who seek to steal elections,” he said.
