Kerala 'Human Sacrifice' Case: Key Accused's Motive Was Sexual, Say Police
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala 'Human Sacrifice' Case: Key Accused's Motive Was Sexual, Say Police

The Quint  

Mohammed Shafi, alias Rasheed, the prime accused in the shocking 'human sacrifice' double homicide in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, derived "sadistic pleasure" out of hurting his victims, said Kochi City Police Commissioner Ch Nagaraju on Wednesday, 12 October. The dismembered bodies of two missing women – Padma, 52, and Roselin, 49, both of whom sold lottery tickets in Ernakulam district – were allegedly found in the backyard of a married couple Bhagaval Singh and Laila, who were local medics, in Pathanamthitta's Elanthoor village on Tuesday, 11 October. The women were murdered as part of an alleged human sacrifice ritual, which was purportedly orchestrated by Shafi. Bhagaval Singh and Laila, his accomplices, were arrested later, and all three were produced before a court in Ernakulam on Wednesday, 12 October.

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Kerala couple arrested in Kochi for killing woman over gold, money
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Kerala couple arrested in Kochi for killing woman over gold, money

India Today  

An IT professional and his lover have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 55-year-old real estate agent in Kerala’s Kochi, police said. The duo, identified as 42-year-old Gireesh Babu and Kadeeja, reportedly committed the crime on November 17, motivated by financial distress and the lure of cash and gold. He then staged the scene as an accidental fall, moved the …

Palakkad Court Awards Life Imprisonment for Honour Killing of Aneesh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Palakkad Court Awards Life Imprisonment for Honour Killing of Aneesh

New Indian Express  

A Kerala court has awarded life imprisonment to two individuals, including the father-in-law, for the brutal honour killing of Aneesh (27). The court found the two guilty of murdering Aneesh on Christmas Day 2020, when he was returning from work. The victim's family, belonging to a lower caste, was angered by the marriage and resisted the daughter's decision to marry …

3 held for murder of Kerala woman 15 years back
5 months, 2 weeks ago

3 held for murder of Kerala woman 15 years back

Hindustan Times  

Three people were arrested a day after the Kerala police confirmed that Kala, a woman who was suspected to have gone missing in 2009, was murdered, and her remains were reportedly buried in Mannar, an officer familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The woman was suspected to have gone missing in 2009 “The arrested persons were identified as Jinu, …

21-year-old arrested for killing mother, burying body
6 months ago

21-year-old arrested for killing mother, burying body

Deccan Chronicle  

Etah : A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 50-year-old mother and burying the body in his field on suspicion that she might sell their land and not give him the money, a police official said on Tuesday.The officials said the body has been recovered on the instance of the accused, Ramashankar, who was arrested Monday night. …

Human sacrifice: 'Mentally unsound' man kills 4-yr-old son in Chhattisgarh; arrested
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Human sacrifice: 'Mentally unsound' man kills 4-yr-old son in Chhattisgarh; arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Balrampur : In a suspected case of human sacrifice, a "mentally unsound" man has allegedly killing his four-year-old son by slitting his throat in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Balrampur district, police said on Monday. The man's family members informed the police that he had claimed to be having hallucinations and hearing voices asking him to "sacrifice" someone, they said. The incident took …

[Vishnupriya Murder Case] Kerala Court Finds Man Guilty Of Murdering Woman For Breaking Relationship
7 months, 1 week ago

[Vishnupriya Murder Case] Kerala Court Finds Man Guilty Of Murdering Woman For Breaking Relationship

Live Law  

A Kerala court has convicted Shyamjith for the murder of Vishnupriya on October 22, 2022, at her residence in Panoor, Kannur District. Additional District Judge I, Thalaserry, A V Mridula found Shyamjith guilty of murder. Shyamjith entered the victim's house after making sure that no one was in the house and stabbed her multiple times using a knife and hammer …

Bihar: 'Upset' with his Hindu girlfriend, Shafiq Ansari slits her throat and kills her
9 months, 1 week ago

Bihar: 'Upset' with his Hindu girlfriend, Shafiq Ansari slits her throat and kills her

Op India  

In the Kaimur district of Bihar, a Hindu woman had to pay a dear price, with her life, for being in an interfaith relationship. A Muslim youth named Shafiq Ansari killed his Hindu girlfriend by slitting her throat with a knife and pushing her body from Manjhar Kund hill in Rohtas district. Taking to X, Bihar Police informed about the …

Kerala Court Convicts 15 Men Linked To PFI In BJP Leader’s Murder Case
11 months ago

Kerala Court Convicts 15 Men Linked To PFI In BJP Leader’s Murder Case

ABP News  

A Kerala court on Saturday convicted 15 men in the murder of BJP OBC wing leader in Alappuzha in December 2021. Ranjith Sreenivasan, the state secretary of BJP OBC Morcha, was attacked and killed at his home in the presence of his family on December 19, 2021. When the arrest of the accused was reportedly delayed at the time of …

15 accused found guilty in Kerala BJP leader’s murder
11 months ago

15 accused found guilty in Kerala BJP leader’s murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: A court in the Alappuzha district of Kerala on Saturday found 15 accused guilty in the brutal murder of BJP OBC morcha state secretary chief Ranjeet Sreenivasan in December 2021. The prosecution whose hearing got over on Saturday, sought maximum punishment for the accused since they have been found guilty of the heinous crime. The accused; Naisam, Ajmal, Anoop, …

All 15 accused PFI members found guilty in BJP leader’s murder in Kerala
11 months ago

All 15 accused PFI members found guilty in BJP leader’s murder in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

A court in Kerala on Saturday found all 15 accused guilty in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in Alappuzha in December 2021. The sentencing in the Kerala BJP leader’s murder case is expected to take place on January 22. The Mavelikkara additional sessions court found accused 1 to 8 guilty of murder among other offences and …

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday
11 months ago

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday

New Indian Express  

ALAPPUZHA: A local court here on Saturday found the 15 accused persons -- all linked to PFI-SDPI -- behind the murder of BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in December 2021, guilty. The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I Judge Sreedevi V found the first eight accused, who took part in the murder, guilty under Section 302. The 15 accused who are convicted …

‘Human sacrifice’ bid on woman in Punjab, two arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Human sacrifice’ bid on woman in Punjab, two arrested

Hindustan Times  

A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured after being attacked with a sickle by two men who were allegedly told by a sorcerer that human sacrifice would make them wealthy, police said Thursday. Inspector general of police, Ropar Range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar identified the arrested accused as Kuldeep Singh alias Keepa and Jasvir Singh alias Jassi, both residents of Ferozepur village …

[Human Sacrifice] Woman From Madhya Pradesh Approaches Madras High Court Seeking Police Protection Against Family Members
1 year, 10 months ago

[Human Sacrifice] Woman From Madhya Pradesh Approaches Madras High Court Seeking Police Protection Against Family Members

Live Law  

A woman from Madhya Pradesh, apprehending to be offered in sacrifice, has approached the Madras High Court seeking adequate police protection and security. The woman, aged 23 years alleged that her family members including her step mother were trying to perform her human sacrifice. The woman also submitted that she was a full time worker of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad …

Nikki Yadav, Shraddha Walkar, Megha Thorvi: Shocking Murders of 3 Women by Their Partners
1 year, 10 months ago

Nikki Yadav, Shraddha Walkar, Megha Thorvi: Shocking Murders of 3 Women by Their Partners

News 18  

Months after the Shraddha Walkar murder case in Delhi that shook the conscience of the entire nation, two other grisly murders of women – one in the national capital and another in Maharashtra – have come to the fore. As shocking details continue to emerge from the latest murder cases, News18 brings a recap of the three gruesome killings that …

Kerala HC dismisses bail plea of woman accused in human sacrifice case
1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala HC dismisses bail plea of woman accused in human sacrifice case

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of the woman accused in the sensational human sacrifice case in which two women were allegedly killed in a brutal manner. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas rejected the plea for bail moved by Laila Bhagawal Singh, one of the three accused in the case, her lawyer said. According to the …

As Shraddha murder shocks India, Hindu girl chopped into pieces by lover in Bangladesh
2 years, 1 month ago

As Shraddha murder shocks India, Hindu girl chopped into pieces by lover in Bangladesh

India Today  

Abu Bakr met Kavita Rani, fell in love, then killed her and chopped her into pieces in Bangladesh. On November 7, police nabbed Abu Bakr along with his live-in partner Sapna. Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion officer said Abu Bakr and Sapna had been living together in a house in Gobarchaka Square area for the last four years. READ | Shraddha …

'Get Ready for Next Human Sacrifice': Impersonators Infest Bhagaval Singh's FB
2 years, 1 month ago

'Get Ready for Next Human Sacrifice': Impersonators Infest Bhagaval Singh's FB

The Quint  

As news of the shocking 'human sacrifice' murders in Kerala's Pathanamthitta broke two weeks ago, netizens were quick to flock to the Facebook profile of one of the accused, Bhagaval Singh, to get a good look at the traditional massage therapist who allegedly killed two women in cold blood with two of his accomplices – one of whom is his …

'Must Have Been Brainwashed': In Elanthoor, Neighbours Recall 'Human Sacrifice' Accused as 'Normal' Couple
2 years, 2 months ago

'Must Have Been Brainwashed': In Elanthoor, Neighbours Recall 'Human Sacrifice' Accused as 'Normal' Couple

News 18  

In Pathanamthitta’s Elanthoor, shock is writ large on the faces of residents. As details of Kerala’s gory ‘human sacrifice’ saga unravel in their own backyard, neighbours of accused Bhagaval Singh, a traditional healer and Haiku poet, and his wife Laila still cannot believe that the “normal-looking" couple could be capable of such depravity. On October 11, police arrested Singh and …

Regressive acts such as human sacrifice backtrack society, says court
2 years, 2 months ago

Regressive acts such as human sacrifice backtrack society, says court

The Hindu  

Regressive acts such as human sacrifice backtrack society at a time when science and technology lead society towards progress and development, the Ernakulam Judicial Magistrate of First Class 8 has noted. Magistrate Eldos Mathew made the observation while granting the police custody of the three accused, Muhammed Shafi, Bhagaval Singh, and Laila Bhagaval Singh, in the Elanthoor human sacrifice case. …

Explained: Kerala’s ‘human sacrifice’ case and India’s shocking record of killings in the name of god
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: Kerala’s ‘human sacrifice’ case and India’s shocking record of killings in the name of god

Firstpost  

The case of two women in Kerala being killed as part of a human sacrifice and then possibly eaten has shocked the nation. However, data from the National Crime Records Bureau reveals that India struggles with these crimes — since 2014, the country has seen over 100 such murders Blood-curdling details keep emerging from the Kerala human sacrifice case, which …

Kerala 'Human Sacrifice' Updates: 'Pervert' Shafi, Other Accused Sent to 12-Day Police Custody; CPM Calls for New Law on Superstitious Rituals
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala 'Human Sacrifice' Updates: 'Pervert' Shafi, Other Accused Sent to 12-Day Police Custody; CPM Calls for New Law on Superstitious Rituals

News 18  

Kerala ‘Human Sacrifice’ Updates: A Kerala court on Thursday sent three accused in the gruesome ‘human sacrifice’ case to 12-day police custody. • Kerala police is now investigating the missing persons cases in Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta districts in the past five years to see if “others fell into Shafi’s trap”. • In the ‘human sacrifice’ case, a pervert is the …

Kerala ‘human sacrifice’, a ‘brain eater’ and other horrors of ‘cannibalism’ in India
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala ‘human sacrifice’, a ‘brain eater’ and other horrors of ‘cannibalism’ in India

Firstpost  

The couple who murdered two women in Kerala as part of ‘human sacrifice’ also turned cannibals, police suspect. The shocking case brings to mind the Nithari serial killings and the criminal Raja Kolander from UP who cooked his victims As the Kerala “human sacrifice” case unravels, chilling details of suspected cannibalism – eating of human flesh by humans – have …

Kerala 'human sacrifice' case: Mastermind Shafi 'a sexual pervert, psychopath', says senior police officer
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala 'human sacrifice' case: Mastermind Shafi 'a sexual pervert, psychopath', says senior police officer

Firstpost  

Kochi City Police Commissioner CH Nagaraju said Shafi designed the conspiracy and trapped the couple into believing that human sacrifice is needed for financial wellbeing Kochi: The Kerala police Wednesday said that the mastermind in ‘human sacrifice’ case - Mohammed Shafi - is a “sexual pervert, psychopath and crafty fellow” after it was revealed that he lured two women, tortured …

Kerala 'human sacrifice' case: Main accused who murdered, buried women for financial prosperity has a CPI(M) connection
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala 'human sacrifice' case: Main accused who murdered, buried women for financial prosperity has a CPI(M) connection

Firstpost  

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said that 67-year-old Bhagaval Singh seem to be linked to the ruling dispensation of Kerala and also has the involvement of a radicalised element New Delhi: Bhagawal Singh, the main accused in Kerala suspected ‘human sacrifice’ case in which two women were lured in exchange of money, murdered, chopped into pieces, has been identified as a …

Kerala’s Inhuman 'Sacrifice': Did Delay in Police Action Cost One Woman Her Life?
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala’s Inhuman 'Sacrifice': Did Delay in Police Action Cost One Woman Her Life?

News 18  

Could the Ernakulum police have saved at least one of the two women who were allegedly killed with their body parts chopped as part of “black magic” in Elanthoor village of Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district? News18 October 12, 2022 CRACKING THE SECOND CASE The police found that the last tower location of the 42-year-old’s mobile phone was near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta, …

Kerala 'Human Sacrifice': Police Suspect Cannibalism, Confirm Shafi As Prime Accused
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala 'Human Sacrifice': Police Suspect Cannibalism, Confirm Shafi As Prime Accused

ABP News  

The Ernakulam District Sessions Court on Wednesday sent the three accused in alleged ritualistic human sacrifice to judicial custody, Kochi City Police Commissioner CH Nagaraju while addressing the media confirmed that Shafi is the prime accused and a pervert. The police also said that there's a possibility that the accused ate parts of body after killing the victims. Stating that …

Kerala ‘black magic’ case: One body was cut into 56 pieces, main accused a psychopath, say cops
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala ‘black magic’ case: One body was cut into 56 pieces, main accused a psychopath, say cops

Hindustan Times  

A day after the alleged human sacrifice case in Kerala was unearthed, the police on Wednesday revealed gruesome details of the crime including that one victim was cut into 56 pieces. In a press meet, Kochi commissioner CH Nagraju said the Shafi, the main accused, has a criminal past and trapped the couple -- Bhagaval Singh and his wife Laila …

On Kerala human sacrifice incident, BJP says, '... secular silence'
2 years, 2 months ago

On Kerala human sacrifice incident, BJP says, '... secular silence'

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Wednesday slammed the 'secular silence' of the human rights lobby after the incident of human sacrifice came to the fore in Kerala leading to the arrest of the three individuals involved in the sacrifice. "Unfortunately, the Kerala government does very little to secure the safety of women and such incidents take place because the goons of the …

'I Wonder Where Kerala Is Going': High Court Expresses Shock At Killing Of Two Women In Suspected Human Sacrifice Case
2 years, 2 months ago

'I Wonder Where Kerala Is Going': High Court Expresses Shock At Killing Of Two Women In Suspected Human Sacrifice Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday took note of the reports stating that two women were abducted and killed as part of a black magic ritual at Elanthoor Village in Pathanamthitta, and expressed its shock and disbelief at the news. Justice Devan Ramachandran wondered where the State was heading to, while referring to the incident. I wonder where Kerala is …

6-year-old killed in ‘human sacrifice’ in Delhi’s Lodhi Colony; 2 arrested
2 years, 2 months ago

6-year-old killed in ‘human sacrifice’ in Delhi’s Lodhi Colony; 2 arrested

The Hindu  

In a horrific incident of ‘human sacrifice’, two people killed a six-year-old boy in south Delhi’s Lodhi Colony on Saturday night. DCP Chandan Choudhary said around midnight on Saturday the police received information about the child’s murder at a jhuggi cluster near the CGO complex in south Delhi. “Ashok entered the jhuggi and saw the accused trying to hide his …

Delhi: Minor killed as ‘human sacrifice’ for prosperity
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: Minor killed as ‘human sacrifice’ for prosperity

Firstpost  

As per cops, the accused under the influence of some drugs picked up the boy and took him to their shanty. Allegedly, they first hit him with a blunt object and later slit his throat with a kitchen knife New Delhi: Police Sunday arrested two construction workers in South Delhi’s Lodhi colony slum for allegedly killing a six-year-old as human …

UP: 13-year-old gang-raped, strangled to death in Lakhimpur Kheri; elder sister who planned act among seven arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

UP: 13-year-old gang-raped, strangled to death in Lakhimpur Kheri; elder sister who planned act among seven arrested

Firstpost  

According to the police, the sisters had frequent quarrels after the younger one recently came to know about the elder one’s illicit relations with the four men and objected to it Lakhimpur Kheri: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by four men and strangled to death in the presence of and collusion with her elder sister in Lakhimpur Kheri district …

Madrasas are teaching that beheading is the lawful punishment of God: Arif Mohammad Khan on Udaipur murder
2 years, 5 months ago

Madrasas are teaching that beheading is the lawful punishment of God: Arif Mohammad Khan on Udaipur murder

Op India  

On June 29, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan reacted to the murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a Hindu tailor from Udaipur, by two Islamists. It’s being taught as the law of God…What’s being taught there should be examined: Kerala Gov AM Khan on Udaipur beheading case pic.twitter.com/oqys2KFGyS — ANI June 29, 2022 He said, “We worry when symptoms come but refuse …

Man kills woman to get out of illicit relationship, arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

Man kills woman to get out of illicit relationship, arrested

India Today  

The police arrested a man for murdering a woman in the Mohan Garden Police Station area in Delhi. On June 23, a PCR call was received at Police Station Mohan Garden regarding a murder near Lal Farm. During the investigation, the police team analyzed CCTV footage near the spot and the CDR of the victim. On the basis of technical …

Saroornagar honour killing: 2 held for killing man
2 years, 7 months ago

Saroornagar honour killing: 2 held for killing man

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Sleuths from Saroornagar police arrested two murder accused within two hours after an inter-faith honour killing was reported late Wednesday night. The accused followed Billiampuram Nagaraju before striking him with a 12 mm crowbar and later stabbing him to death in front of his newly-wedded wife on the main road at Panjala Anil Kumar colony in Saroornagar. Despite the …

Over 100 arrested in Pakistan after lynching of Sri Lankan man
3 years ago

Over 100 arrested in Pakistan after lynching of Sri Lankan man

India Today  

More than 100 people have been arrested in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob who accused him of blasphemy, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday. Khan wrote on Twitter: "Spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today in UAE to convey our nation's anger & shame to people …

Sri Lanka man burnt alive in Sialkot, Pakistan over blasphemy charges
3 years ago

Sri Lanka man burnt alive in Sialkot, Pakistan over blasphemy charges

Op India  

Pakistan has become a den of individuals belonging to minority religions, especially Hindus, Sikhs and Christians, being murdered over charges of “blasphemy”. Another case has now emerged from Sialkot, Pakistan, where a Sri Lankan man Priyantha Kumara has been tortured and burnt to death by an irate Islamist mob that believed rumours of blasphemy. May allah enlightened us the path …

5-year-old girl killed in suspected human sacrifice in Assam, tantric arrested
3 years, 4 months ago

5-year-old girl killed in suspected human sacrifice in Assam, tantric arrested

India Today  

A five-year-old girl has been found murdered in Assam's Charaideo district in a suspected case of human sacrifice and an occult practitioner arrested, police said on Wednesday. The girl, youngest of five siblings, was kidnapped from her house in a tea estate by unidentified people while she was asleep on Monday night and her eldest sister filed a missing complaint …

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