Thiruvananthapuram, May 7: In a shocking incident, small copper plates sealed in a bottle were found buried in the garden of a veteran Congress leader in Kerala. According to a report by IANS, VM Sudheeran- the veteran Congress leader has filed a police complaint on Sunday regarding the matter, hinting at a black magic practice. Sudheeran was quoted by IANS saying that such incidents have taken place in the past also but this time he decided to inform the police.

Sudheeran said this was the ninth time that a similar incident has happened. “This is the ninth time this has happened. All the things that were recovered have been handed to police. I feel sorry for those behind this as even in modern times, people continue to believe in such things," he was quoted by IANS.

Such practises of black magic have been reported frequently from across India. According to reports, Kerala has a history of people trying 'black magic' or 'witchcraft' during earlier times. The most common belief was that if certain objects are buried at somebody's house with 'spells' chanted on them, they will fall prey to bad times.

A similar incident was reported from Meghalaya in April where a 68-year-old man was lynched, and his wife and pregnant daughter thrashed in a village by a mob. The mob had accused them of practising witchcraft in the village. Reports state that a total of five people, including three brothers, were arrested for the attack that took place in the North Garo Hills district.

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