A chilling incident has come to light in Uttar Pradesh, India, where an 11-year-old child was allegedly sacrificed as part of a ritual performed by the owners of his school.
Police have arrested five individuals, including the school’s owner, director, principal, and two teachers, in connection with the horrific crime.
The victim, identified as Kritarth, was a class two student at DL Public School in Hathras. According to police investigations, the child was abducted from the school’s hostel by the school director, Dinesh Baghel, and a teacher, Ramprakash Solanki. The abduction was orchestrated at the behest of the school owner, Jasodhan Singh, who is believed to practice ‘tantra’ rituals.
The child was taken to a secluded location where the sacrificial ritual was to be performed. However, the plan went awry when Kritarth woke up and began crying. In a desperate attempt to silence him, the perpetrators strangled the young boy. Another teacher, Veerpal Singh, and the school principal, Laxman Singh, were also present at the scene, acting as accomplices.
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To cover up their crime, the accused told the child’s parents that he was not well and was being taken to a hospital. However, the family members became suspicious and intervened, alerting the police.
DL Public School owner Jasodhan Singh, who is said to believe in ‘tantrik rituals’, had asked his son Dinesh Baghel, the director of the school, to sacrifice a child for the prosperity of the school and his family.
Principal Laxman Singh and two teachers – Ramprakash Solanki and Veerpal Singh – have also been held by police.
Police have lodged an FIR against them under the section 103 (1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, against five of them and they have been sent to jail.
“The student has been identified as Kritarth (11) studying in class second of the DL Public school,” Ashok Kumar Singh, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Hathras told PTI.
“On September 23, the student was abducted from the school’s hostel by teacher Ramprakash Solanki, Dinesh Baghel and school owner Jasodhan Singh. Jasodhan Singh believes in ‘tantra’ practice and asked his son to sacrifice a child for the prosperity of school and his family,” Singh added.
Upon investigation, the accused confessed to their heinous act, revealing that the child was sacrificed to ensure the prosperity of the school and the owner’s family. The postmortem report confirmed that Kritarth was strangled to death.
The arrested individuals have been charged under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and sent to jail.
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