Four people including a couple were awarded death sentence for sacrificing a 7-year-old girl in Ruabandha sector of Bhilai in year 2010.
District & Sessions Judge, Durg, Gautam Chouradia handed over the verdict on Thursday, informed Public Prosecutor Sudarshan Mahalwar. Ishwari Yadav, Kiran Yadav, Mahanand and Rajendra Mahar, all residents of Ruabandha Sector, were awarded capital punishment after they were found guilty of sacrificing Manisha (7), daughter of Veeru Devar resident of Kelabadi Durg, the Public Prosecutor said.
On March 4, 2010 Ishwari-Kiran who claimed of being a black magician had sent two of the followers Mahanand and Rajendra Mahar to bring a girl child for sacrificing. Ishwari had given his motorbike to Mahanand and Mahar who had kidnapped victim Manisha from Sai Mandir area located in Kelabadi locality of Durg.
A missing persons case in this connection was registered with Kotwali police station Durg the same day, he maintained.
“They then brought Manisha in Ruabandha and sacrificed her after keeping her alive for three days,” the Public Prosecutor said.
The crime came to light about eight months later on November 23, 2010 after body parts of a two year-old boy Chirag were found in the same house of offenders, following which they were arrested along with 11 others,” the Public Prosecutor said.
After the house was thoroughly searched, skeleton of Manisha was found buried in the house. Seven persons including Ishwari and Kiran Yadav have already been awarded death sentence for sacrificing Chirag. Husband-wife Ishwari and Kiran who claim of being 'Tantrik' on March 27, 2014 were awarded death sentence for sacrificing Chirag Mahalwar added.