India, Aug. 29 -- A 58-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his 17-year-old grandnephew and chopping his body into pieces in an occult ritual in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.

According to police, the accused, identified as Sharan, a resident of Kareli area of Prayagraj, allegedly kidnapped his grandnephew Piyush, who also went by the name Yash, while he was on his way to school on August 26. The accused killed the boy and chopped off his body into pieces as part of a "sacrificial ritual" advised by a self- styled occultist, before packing the pieces in plastic bags.

DCP (City) Abhishek Bharti said, "The accused Sharan Singh has confessed to chopping the victim into pieces as a sacrifice for get...