Girl's body exhumed for 'occult ritual'recovered, mom among 4 held
GORAKHPUR, Aug. 9 -- Kushinagar police on Thursday recovered the decomposed body of a 10-year-old girl-16 days after it was allegedly exhumed for an occult ritual-and later arrested four people, including the girl's mother and aunt.
Kushinagar SP Santosh Kumar Mishra said the accused disinterred the body of the girl, identified as Gul Afshan Khatoon, under the influence of a self-proclaimed unidentified 'Tantrik' (occultist practitioner) who allegedly convinced them that the girl could be brought back to life. Police identified those arrested as the girl's mother Zubaida Khatoon, aunt Shobita Khatoon and two other relatives Sharukh Khan and Tabarak. They have been charged under Section 301 of the BNS, along with other relevant provisions related to exhumation, trespassing a burial site and public disturbance. The occult practitioner is still at large. htc...
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