India: Two women killed in alleged human sacrifice

Two women were killed in southern India as part of an alleged human sacrifice perpetrated by a group of people seeking to solve their economic problems, police sources said on Wednesday.

At least three people have been arrested for the event in Elantura, Kerala, where police have recovered the dismembered remains of both women, allegedly killed months apart, and are investigating whether the accused had ever eaten their body parts. the ritual is over.

“There is a possibility that the defendants ate body parts after killing the victims. This is under investigation but has not yet been confirmed,” Kochi, Kerala Police Commissioner C.H. Nagaraju told media today.

The rituals were held between last June and the end of September by the couple with the goal of ending their financial problems.

Promise of financial assistance

Authorities India Yesterday, they discovered the bodies of the women, cut to pieces and buried in the backyard of the couple’s home, where they had been receiving massage therapy while investigating the alleged disappearance of one of them.

The main accused in the murder of the two women, Muhammad Shafi, contacted the victims via social media and lured them to his home with a promise to offer financial assistance. There they were tied up, tortured and strangled, according to the initial police investigation.

This event shocked this nation of 1.4 billion people due to the brutality of events in a state like Kerala, which is considered one of the most progressive in the world. India.

“Shocked and saddened to learn of the case human sacrifice in Elantura… Such cruelty in the name of rituals is unthinkable in a modern civilized society,” Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan tweeted.

In the tribal areas India Not unusual human sacrificeand the lynching of women accused of practicing black magic or witchcraft, despite several regional governments launching awareness campaigns.

(As reported by EFE)

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