Traditionally, witches have been blamed for an almost limitless array of misfortunes, including illness, death, and crop failure. Witches today strongly deny such charges.
जादूटोणा करणाऱ्‍यांकडे लोकांना त्रास देण्याची किंवा लोकांना ठार मारण्याचीही शक्‍ती असते असे म्हटले जाते.