Man Kidnaps, Sacrifices 7-Month-Old Baby To Appease God

Jamshedpur: A man with the help of a tantrik allegedly sacrificed a seven-month-old baby to propitiate God, so that he and his wife could have a child. The incident occurred in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district.

Bhadoi Kalindi and a tantrik, Karmu Kalindi were arrested by police on Thursday from Chaida village. Bhadoi, a snake charmer was married for about eight years ago. The couple, who does not have children, decided to sacrifice the child so that he and his wife could have a child.

On the night of May 26, Bhadoi and Karmu abducted the baby girl, who was the daughter of Karmu's neighbour Subhash Gope, in her sleep and sacrificed her at a cremation ghat near a river at Tiruldih. Karmu was missing after the incident. Police suspected his role and questioned him.

Both of them have confessed to the crime during interrogation. The police seized the weapon used to kill the baby from Bhadoi's house.