The Jajpur Additional District and Sessions Judge on Tuesday sentenced a man, Dipak Barik, to life imprisonment in connection with a human sacrifice case at Rajendrapur village under the Kuakhia police station in the district.
Dipak had called one Abhisek Nayak of the village on some pretext and sacrificed him over a witchcraft issue on February 26, 2015. Next day, Abisekh’s body was found floating in a pond near the Mangala temple in the village. Later, a case was registered by the Kuakhia police and investigation was conducted.
Adjudicating the case, the judge, besides awarding Dipak life imprisonment, asked him to pay a fine of Rs 35,000; in default, to undergo another six months’ imprisonment. The pudge pronounced the verdict after hearing the depositions of 26 witnesses.