Jelly2003 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) It appears that two brothers in Eastern India were fined ?360 for keeping a pet ghost. This is the strangest and most psychotic news stories I've heard in ages! Brothers fined for keeping 'pet ghost'A village council in eastern India has fined two brothers for keeping a pet ghost. Iswar and Haripada Murmu, of Akshaypur in West Bengal, were accused of owning a ghost after one of their wives died. An exorcist summoned by villagers claimed the brothers' pet ghost was "responsible for a recent outbreak of disease in the locality". Village elders said they were bringing evil to the village and fined them the equivalent of ?360, reports the Deccan Chronicle. The paper reports that the brothers had to mortgage their agricultural land to raise the money. They now risk losing everything unless they can pay the money back within two months. District magistrate Mukul Sarkar said: "I will immediately inquire into the matter and if there is any truth to it, the district administration will take the necessary action." Link (I only have a crappy online link here but I originally saw it in a paper and on TV) Edited October 19, 2005 by Jelly2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ЀṾ Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 cant be true.. theres just one casper lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Different people in different parts of the world will believe in different things. This may seem crazy to us but it's perfectly normal for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smit Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Why do people believe things like that? It's seems really dumb to me. And ЀṾ ?? ???g?燎, <- That must be a pain in the ass to type when logging in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ark Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Wow! Isn't India booming in technology? Someone who knows about advanced stuff can't believe in this kind of crap and accusing them and fining them is just stupid... what a bunch of idiots... :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixated Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Well, if they are fined, thats 2 less nuicanse calls I will receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzeh Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 And ЀṾ ?? ???g?燎, <- That must be a pain in the ass to type when logging in. 586694057[/snapback] lol, i was just thinking exactly that. Weird news anyway...The possibility of losing your farmland, over something that doesnt exist. Mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echilon Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I thought people stopped believing in ghosts and burning people at the stake in the 1500s. Maybe I was wrong :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ЀVÌ£ Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Why do people believe things like that? It's seems really dumb to me.And ЀṾ ?? ???g?燎, <- That must be a pain in the ass to type when logging in. 586694057[/snapback] Not at all.. whats the 'remember me' option for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbro Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 This sheds more light on my last few outsourced tech support calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 this is the 3rd thing this week that is weird from india.... :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted October 21, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 21, 2005 moved here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 this is disgraceful i thought Us English taught them better manners than this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman2000 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Wow! Isn't India booming in technology? Someone who knows about advanced stuff can't believe in this kind of crap and accusing them and fining them is just stupid... what a bunch of idiots... :pinch: 586694068[/snapback] Well India also has 1 billion people, so there are bound to be a few nutcases in a billion people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 this is disgraceful i thought Us English taught them better manners than this 586701731[/snapback] even if this was a sarcastic comment it had a VERY BAD racist slur. the story is hilarious nevertheless :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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