A four-year-old girl was sacrificed by her neighbour and a tantrik for the sake of having a son. The sensational incident came to light in Saharanpur and the neighbour along with the tantrik were arrested on Monday.
As per reports, Akshita of Khurd locality of Janakpuri went missing under mysterious circumstances on themorning of October 1. Her father Mahaveer reported the matter to the local police after failing to locate her. Two days later, her body was recovered from a nearby pond. Someone had brutally killed her and her legs, arms and a ear was found chopped off. The police then registered a case of kidnapping and murder and started investigations. On Monday, the police zeroed in on one of the victim’s neighbour identified as Satish Singh and tantrik Vrikshpal of Baghpat.
Satish confessed to killing the girl with the help of his wife Nimta, father Kabol Singh and the tantrik. He disclosed that he had four daughters and a son, but the latter died 18-months after his birth. Satish said that he was desperate to have a son when he met tantrik Vrikshpal, who assured of the desired result if he could sacrifice a girl.
Believing the tanktrik, Satish and his family kidnapped the girl on the fateful day and later killed her before dumping her body in the pond. The cops send Satish and Vrikshpal to jail and were making efforts to arrest Nimta and Kabol Singh.
Meanwhile in Mirzapur, a 30-year-old woman and her two children were charred to death while in Sambhal, three girls were drowned on Monday morning.
In Mirazapur, Sheela along with her 3-year-old daughter and 4-month-old son were sleeping in the house in Kolan hamlet of Kotwali Dehat area on Sunday night when their house caught fire. The fire reportedly engulfed the room and all three were trapped inside. Hearing their screams, some family members rushed to their rescue and managed to rescue them and rush them to a hospital where they succumbed. The police later claimed that the fire might have been caused due to a short circuit. The bodies were sent for autopsy.
Meanwhile in Sambhal, some girls hailing from Gumthal Manakpur hamlet of Baniyather went to collect `singharas’ (water chestnut) from a pond on Monday afternoon. In the process, three of them identified as Bishan Dei (10), her elder sister Yogbala (12) and Visaniya (15) unknowingly went towards the deeper side and drowned. Their friends raised an alarm but failed to save their lives. Their bodies were fished out and sent for autopsy.