Guj Couple Suspected of 'Sacrificing' Minor Daughter on Navratri for 'Money Gain', 'Believed In Rebirth'
News 18In a case of suspected ‘human sacrifice’, a family in Dhara Gir Village of Gir Somnath district has been accused of killing their 14-year-old daughter, police said on Thursday. The police and Forensic Science Laboratory team were collecting evidence in the case after the villagers informed the police that the family had ‘sacrificed’ their daughter on Navratri’s Atham for financial benefits, and her death was not registered with the village panchayat. Gir Somnath District Superintendent of Police Manoharsinh Jadeja told the local media that the parents were the suspects in the mysterious death of the minor, IANS reported. After that in the presence of very few family members and relatives, the child was cremated in the farm which created suspicion in some villagers who informed the police.