Samuel Masih’s killing case: Tarksheel Society demands action against accused under Anti-Superstition Act

Amritsar, August 27

A day after the brutal killing of young Samuel Masih of adjoining Gurdaspur district, members of the Tarksheel Society held the state government responsible for its failure to end superstition in society. They said these incidents are recurring in the state and demanded the passing of the Anti-Superstition Act to curb them.

In a meeting held here today in the wake of the brutal murder of Samuel Masih, members of the Tarksheel Society, Punjab, said that killings under the guise of exorcism were taking place in the state and the government was not taking effective steps to curb them. .

State committee members of the Society, Master Rajinder Bhadour, Rajesh, Sumeet Singh, Ajit Pradesi, Sandeep Dhariwal and Gurpreet said it was illegal to treat someone’s physical or mental illness without a recognised medical degree or under religious belief, divine power or recitation of prayer.

They demanded appointment of psychiatrists in every government hospital of Punjab. The Tarksheel Society alleged that the actions of such hypocrites and their advertisement in the media are in strict violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, and especially the Medical Registration Act.