BANGALORE: Thirteen rituals have been classified as evil practices and will attract severe punishment, including the death sentence for human sacrifice, according to the anti-superstition draft legislation.
The bill, which envisages the creation of a Karnataka Anti-Superstition Authority, lists practices such as siddubhukti, maata, okuli, bettale seve, panktibheda and made snana as criminal offences. Also, future predictions that result in harm such as stigmatization of a person or severe financial loss are also deemed non-cognizable offences.