Bihar: Police nab 4, say Munger minor girl was sacrificed

PATNA: The killing of an eight-year-old girl, whose mutilated body was recovered with both her eyes gouged out from Safiabad police station area in Munger district last Friday, has turned out to be a case of human sacrifice.
The special investigation team (SIT) constituted by Munger SP J J Reddy on Monday arrested four people, including a sorcerer (tantrik), on charges of killing the minor girl and performing rituals to avoid miscarriage of an expectant mother.
The SP said one Dilip Kumar, a resident of Padham village under Naya Ramnagar police station area of the district, was suggested by a sorcerer, Parvez Alam, to sacrifice a girl to avoid miscarriage of his pregnant wife.
“Dilip’s wife had conceived after many unsuccessful years of pregnancy. Hence, he acted on the suggestion of the tantrik from neighbouring Khagaria district, which led to the gruesome killing of the minor girl,” the SP said.
During investigation, it came to light that the tantrik had advised that the expectant mother should wear an amulet consecrated with blood and eyes of a virgin blood for which Dilip consulted his co-resident, Tanveer Alam.
Tanveer had introduced Dilip with the sorcerer. He took the help of his associate Dasarath, who made arrangements for performing rituals at his poultry farm located at Pardah village.
SHO of Safiabad police outpost Gaurav Kumar said the girl was picked up while returning home alone after delivering lunch to her father, a fisherman. She was then killed and her eyes were gouged out. Later, the tantrik made an amulet which Dilip’s wife wore around her neck.
The police initially arrested Dilip, Tanveer and Dasarath. Later the sorcerer, Parvez Alam, was taken into custody from Khagaria district. “The police cracked the case based on evidence,” the SP said.
The police had recovered some articles from the spot where the girl was sacrificed. Earlier, the police had registered a case of murder and suspected rape as marks of injury were found on the girl’s private parts.
The SP said the case would be listed for speedy trial as all the accused have been arrested. “Instructions have been issued to submit the chargesheet in the case at the earliest,” he added.