New Delhi: In a bid to tackle the barbaric practice of witchcraft-related killings in Odisha, the state law commission has proposed amendments to the Odisha Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Act, 2013, with a view to making the law more stringent and focused on the rehabilitation of victims.

The draft amendment, which is slated for release during the winter session of the state legislative assembly, has not been released publicly as of now, Additional Secretary of the Odisha Law Commission Gangadhar Sethi told ThePrint.

“It has been shared with the state government and is still under consideration as of now,” Sethi said. Show Full Article

The state law commission, headed by former Orissa High Court judge Biswanath Rath, was set up a little less than a year ago, in

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