Hathras (UP): In a shocking and horrendous incident, an 11-year-old boy, Kritarth Kushwaha, was brutally murdered in what police have described as a ‘human ‘sacrifice’.
The incident occurred in a residential school in Rasgawan village, part of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh’s Sahapau police station.
According to investigations, the killing was carried out as part of a tantric ritual intended to bring success and reputation to the institution.
The young victim, a student of Class 2 at DL Public School, was found strangled to death in the school hostel. His body was later discovered inside a vehicle owned by the school management.
Kritarth, a resident of Tursen village, had been missing for a few days before his body was recovered, leading to widespread panic and outrage in the area.
The police launched an investigation, which led to the arrest of five people connected to the case. Those arrested include Ramprakash Solanki, Dinesh Baghel alias Bhagat (school manager), Jashodhan Singh (father of the school manager), Laxman Singh and Veerpal Singh alias Veeru.
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The boy’s father, Krishna Kumar, had filed a complaint on September 23, based on which police started the investigation. During the probe, the police uncovered evidence which suggested that the killing was part of a sacrificial ritual.
The Superintendent of Police directed the Sahapau police station to immediately arrest the accused in the case. The Sahapau Police are taking further legal action in this case.
CO Himanshu Mathur has said that Jashodhan Singh, father of school manager Dinesh Baghel, is the mastermind behind the plan.
The local community has been left in shock and disbelief, with many questioning how such a gruesome act could have occurred in a school environment.
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–IANS
