In yet another twist in the New Town child murder case, police now say
that the killing was an occult sacrifice and not a spur-of-the-moment
crime as the prime accused — granny Aarti Naskar and aunt Kavita Naskar —
had made it out to be.
Police are surprised by how long Aarti
and Kavita managed to hold out under relentless interrogation. The
murder was committed on Mahalaya, discovered two days later, on October
14, and it was not until October 24 that the duo cracked. They had all
along tried to mislead the investigation. Even after confessing on
October 17, the 63-year-old granny and Kavita stuck to a cooked-up story
to dodge harsher charges for a planned murder, say police. "They are
still trying to hoodwink us. You can imagine their resolve," said an
investigator.
Macabre as it may sound, little Preeti Naskar was
killed just 2km from the New Town IT hub because Aarti and Kavita were
told by a tantric that if the child were sacrificed on the "auspicious
Mahendra jog" — Amavasya on Mahalaya — they would gain "unheard of
wealth" and a long life, say police. Kavita is a graduate and took pride
in being the most educated in the family.
Child murder was human sacrifice - The Times of India
See also:: Other recent articles of note,,,
No comments:
Post a Comment