US EditionTragedy in Kusumbha: Ritual Sacrifice and Arrests Shock Village
Police said the mother was persuaded that sacrificing a virgin girl would cure her son’s ailments, and investigators recovered the body the next day.
- Police in Hazaribag arrested Reshmi Devi, 55-year-old Shanti Devi, and 40-year-old Bhim Ram on Wednesday for the ritual sacrifice of a 13-year-old girl in Kusumbha village.
- Investigators said Reshmi Devi consulted Shanti Devi for her son's mental and physical ailments; the occult practitioner allegedly convinced her that a "virgin girl" sacrifice was necessary for a cure.
- The crime occurred March 24 during Ram Navami celebrations, though the mother initially alleged abduction; police debunked rape claims after postmortem and forensic reports, confirming the victim was strangled at Shanti Devi's home.
- Following the body's discovery on March 25, the BJP staged a 12-hour bandh in Hazaribagh on March 30 to protest the killing, while The Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognisance of the murder.
- The National Commission for Women constituted a three-member inquiry committee on Wednesday to probe the incident; the team will visit the location on Thursday and submit its report within 10 working days.
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Jharkhand: 13-year-old girl killed in sacrifice in Hazaribagh; mother, tantrik among 3 nabbed
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Apr 2 (PTI) Police have arrested the 35-year-old mother of a teenage girl who was strangled in a sacrificial ritual in Kusumbha village, along with an occult practitioner and a man, an officer said. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan and Hazaribag DIG Anjani Jha announced the arrests in a late-night press conference […]
Tragedy in Kusumbha: Ritual Sacrifice and Arrests Shock Village
The mother of a teenage girl, along with an occult practitioner and another man, was arrested in Kusumbha village following the girl's strangulation in a sacrificial ritual. The occultist had allegedly advised the sacrifice to cure the woman's son. The case drew attention after the Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognisance.
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