Kerala: 2 women butchered in ‘human sacrifice’ for financial prosperity

Two women in Kerala, who had gone missing for months, were found dead in a suspected case of ritualistic human sacrifice for “prosperity.” Their bodies were buried at Elanthoor village in Pathanamthitta district. According to the report, the incident was on Tuesday where two women had their throats allegedly sliced and murdered. All three culprits, who were arrested, confessed to the crime on Tuesday.

Beheaded & buried fr human sacrifice

The women – Rosli (50) and Padmam (52) – were allegedly abducted and ‘witchcraft ritual’ was performed before they were murdered and buried. Commissioned by a couple, an “agent” abducted both the women who sold lottery tickets in the Ernakulam district. The agent reportedly beheaded the women and then chopped their bodies into pieces before burying them in the couple’s backyard in Elanthoor near Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta. The suspected “human sacrifice” was made to gain financial prosperity.

The arrests

The couple have been identified as Bhagavant Singh and Laila of Thiruvalla. The suspect agent has been identified as Mohammed Shafi alias Rashid. District Police Chief, Kochi City, C H Nagaraju said, “We will have to interrogate the suspects to verify whether there were more such cases. From what we have gauged initially, this is not a normal case and is likely to prove to be a very sensational and shocking case.” The police reportedly traced phone calls from both women to the accused agent Mohammed Shafi alias Rashid. Upon being interrogated, he revealed that he was tasked by a couple to carry out the human sacrifice ritual for their prosperity. Rashid contacted the couple using a fake profile. A police contingent was exhuming the remains of the bodies on Tuesday. Reportedly, Rashid created a fake social media account and contacted Singh pretending to be a woman. He convinced him a tantric ritual would bring him prosperity, following which he met the couple as a tantric.

Women promised Rs. 10 lakh for acting in a video

Cops cracked the case after CCTV footage showed Padmam walking with Rashid. Rashid later confessed that he lured the women by promising them Rs. 10 lakh for a role in a video.

CM condemns incident

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said only those with a sick mind indulge in such heinous acts. He said such malpractices and witchcraft are challenges to modern society. “This double murder is something that shocks human conscience.” He further said that all the accused behind the incident will be brought before law. – INDIA NEWS STREAM