'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 his wife for allegedly killing two women on the advice of one Mohammed Shafi alias Rasheed who claimed the ‘human sacrifice ritual’ – which allegedly included the consumption of the victims’ flesh — would bring them money and prosperity. As news of the ‘human sacrifice’ flashed on their TV screens, Shashikumari, a neighbour, said: “When we heard the news, it was like we became lifeless. Shashikumari said they would affectionately address Singh as ‘babu’ and it was very difficult for the village to believe the couple could have a role to play in the chilling story.

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Human sacrifice: 'Mentally unsound' man kills 4-yr-old son in Chhattisgarh; arrested
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2 years, 1 month ago

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The Quint  

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Kerala human sacrifice | The macabre murders in Elanthoor village
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala human sacrifice | The macabre murders in Elanthoor village

The Hindu  

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

Firstpost  

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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

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Firstpost  

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

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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 …

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2 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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

The Quint  

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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 ‘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  

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Delhi: 2 neighbours kill 6-year-old boy as 'human sacrifice' to gain prosperity in Lodhi Colony; arrested
2 years, 2 months ago

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India TV News  

Two men allegedly killed a six-year-old boy as "human sacrifice" by slitting his throat and attacking him on the head in South Delhi's Lodhi Colony, police said on Sunday. Accused Vijay Kumar and Amar Kumar are natives of Bihar and they have been arrested, police said, adding they were under the influence of drugs while committing the crime. At around …

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