Shocking! Youth kills 9-year-old brother, severed his head to goddess Durga to appease her for this shocking reason
In a shocking event, a nine-year-old boy's head was severed to the goddess Durga by his brother and uncle in Odisha. The police had recovered the severed head of the kid from a riverbed in Bolangir district.
According to police, the victim was murdered by his brother and uncle in order to "appease goddess Durga for the fulfilment of their wishes". "We started the investigation suspecting it to be a case of human sacrifice.
One of the two accused confessed to the crime, during the interrogation," Titlagarh Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Saroj Mohapatra told reporters.
The incident took place on October 13 during Navratri at Sundhimunda village which comes under the jurisdiction of Sindehekela police station in Bolangir district.
Several people are killed in occult practices like superstition and black magic. Last year, a similar incident was reported from the region during the Durga Puja celebrations.
First published: 21 October 2018, 13:32 IST