Churel

A churel, also spelled chuṛail, cuḍail or cuḍel (Urdu:چڑیل‎, Hindi:चुडैल, Marathi:चुडेल) is a female ghost of South Asian folklore and well known in North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The word "churel" is also used colloquially for a witch. Women who die in childbirth or pregnancy due to the negligence of her relatives are often described turning into churels, who return to seek their vendetta and suck the blood of their male relatives.