Superstition: Woman killed in ‘botched exorcism’
After the exorcism, Nasim took his mother to a hospital, where she died as a result of the burns.
“He laid down my mother and burnt her. We asked him to stop but he did not listen,” says Nasim.
ATTOCK:
A mother-of-five from Tajik village was allegedly killed by a fake pir during a botched exorcism. Waheed Nasim told the Rangoo police that Pir Raheem Dad had told them that his mother, Shamim, had been possessed by a jinn and offered to perform an exorcism to remove it. “He laid down my mother and burnt her. We asked him to stop but he did not listen,” Nasim said.
After the exorcism, Nasim took his mother to a hospital, where she died as a result of the burns. Attock District Police Officer Abdul Qadir Qamar has taken notice of the incident and ordered the police to take action against the culprit.
Meanwhile, Dad said Shamim was brought to him by her relatives for an exorcism. He claimed that she only suffered minor burns as part of the ritual, arguing that those injuries alone could not cause death. He said he would go to the Rangoo police to prove his innocence.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2013.
A mother-of-five from Tajik village was allegedly killed by a fake pir during a botched exorcism. Waheed Nasim told the Rangoo police that Pir Raheem Dad had told them that his mother, Shamim, had been possessed by a jinn and offered to perform an exorcism to remove it. “He laid down my mother and burnt her. We asked him to stop but he did not listen,” Nasim said.
After the exorcism, Nasim took his mother to a hospital, where she died as a result of the burns. Attock District Police Officer Abdul Qadir Qamar has taken notice of the incident and ordered the police to take action against the culprit.
Meanwhile, Dad said Shamim was brought to him by her relatives for an exorcism. He claimed that she only suffered minor burns as part of the ritual, arguing that those injuries alone could not cause death. He said he would go to the Rangoo police to prove his innocence.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2013.