New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- A property dealer in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj allegedly chopped his 17-year-old nephew into pieces under the influence of a tantrik to end difficulties in his life, police said on Thursday. Police said the accused, Sharan Singh, suffered losses in business. His two children died by suicide, and his brother succumbed to an illness. Deputy police commissioner (city) Abhishek Bharti said Singh has confessed to his crime, and they were looking for the tantrik. He added that Singh led the police in recovering the body parts and told the investigators that he was in shock due to his daughter's and son's suicide. Police said the tantrik asked him to sacrifice someone of the age of his own children to remove his problems. He said his nephew was an easy target as he was of his children's age. Police said Singh kidnapped his nephew on Tuesday morning as he was going to school. He allegedly gagged and dragged him inside before chopping him. Singh threw his nephew's hands and legs in a forest, about 10 km from the house. The torso was dumped into a drain on Wednesday afternoon. A woman grazing her buffalo saw him and raised an alarm. Police arrested Singh on Wednesday night....