Black magic murder case: 11-year-old cousin, minor sister made co-accused

Nagpur: Rana Pratap Nagar police on Monday made the 11-year-old cousin and the minor sister, aged around 17 years, co-accused in the murder case of five-year-old Annashi Chimne, who was thrashed to death at her residence in Subhash Nagar on August 6. Annashi was thrashed to death by her parents and kin to “drive away the evil spirit” that they thought had possessed her.
The cousins were produced before the juvenile justice board and sent to the children's remand home.
The self-proclaimed godman Namdeo Bamborde alias Shankar Baba, 51, who was arrested a day ago, was also produced before the court. The court has also remanded him to custody till August 12. The three others arrested in the case so far — Annashi’s father Siddharth, mother Ranjana and maternal aunt Priya Bansod — too are in police custody till August 12.