Despite the laws enacted by various Indian states which declare witch-hunting to be illegal, participants in these cases see it as a form of self-defense.
Pẹ̀lú òfin àwọn ìpínlẹ̀ India tí ó ka ìṣọdẹ-àjẹ́ sí ohun tí ó lòdì sófin, àwọn akópa ọ̀ràn wọ̀nyí rí i gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀nà ìdáààbò-ara-ẹni.