Nine-year-old boy decapitated by brother and uncle as human sacrifice to "appease" the gods for "fulfilling their wishes"
A nine-year-old boy in India whose decapitated body was found earlier this week was a victim of human sacrifice to the gods, said law enforcement authorities in the state of Odisha.
Police said on Saturday that they have arrested two people — the victim's brother and uncle — in connection to the brutal murder that took place in Bolangir district of Odisha after one of them confessed to the crime.
Saroj Mohapatra, a sub-divisional police officer in Titlagarh, revealed that the accused had sacrificed the boy in order to "appease goddess Durga for the fulfillment of their wishes". Speaking to reporters, Mohapatra said, "We had started investigation suspecting it to be a case of human sacrifice. During interrogation, one of the two accused persons confessed to the crime."