Two killed in suspected case of human sacrifice in MP village

An elderly man and woman were allegedly hacked to death by a man, in a suspected case of human sacrifice due to superstition, in a village in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh early Thursday morning.

The police have arrested the accused man while two persons who suffered serious injuries in the incident have been admitted to a hospital for treatment.

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According to Singrauli SP Manish Khatri, the incident took place at Berihwa Tola in village Lohra under the jurisdiction of the Jiyawan police, around 60 km from the district headquarters.

The SP said that the deceased have been identified as Phool Kumari Singh Gond (50) and Kamal Narayan Singh Gond (65). The two injured are Sumitra Singh (38) and Ram Bhajan Singh (35).

The SP said police have arrested the accused Chhatrapati Singh (21).

According to the police, the accused Chhatrapati Singh called the men and women to his house sometime between 4 and 5 am and killed two of them with a sharp-edged weapon without any provocation in a pre-planned manner.

The killings were carried out near a platform in the courtyard outside the accused’s house.

The police found religious materials connected to rituals near the spot, raising suspicion that the crime may have been driven by superstition and belief in witchcraft.

Villagers claimed that the wife of the accused had suffered a miscarriage a few months ago and he blamed the two deceased for it, which may have led to the crime.

The SP said that the police are investigating from all angles, and the exact motive behind the crime would be ascertained in further course of the probe.