Human sacrifice bid in Punjab, youths attempt to kill woman to get rich
The 50-year-old woman identified as Balbir Kaur of Faror village was found lying seriously injured in the field near a canal in Ferozepur
Chandigarh: An elderly woman sustained serious injuries after being attacked by two men with a sickle, who attempted to kill the woman as part of sorcery to get wealthy.
Inspector general of police (IGP), Ropar Range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar identified the arrested accused as Kuldeep Singh alias Keepa and Jasvir Singh alias Jassi, both residents of Ferozepur village in Fatehgarh Sahib.
The Punjab Police have also recovered a Hero Deluxe motorcycle and a sickle used in crime from the possession of accused persons.
According to sources, the 50-year-old woman identified as Balbir Kaur of Faror village was found lying seriously injured in the field near a canal in Ferozepur on Wednesday and was immediately rushed to the hospital. The victim is stated to be out of danger and undergoing treatment at PGI Chandigarh.
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IGP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, while addressing the media, said that both the accused persons were circus performers and used to perform cycle shows in different villages. Accused persons Keepa and Jassi met Balvir through her son Dharampreet, who became friends with them during their show at village Faror about eight months ago, he said.
SSP Fatehgarh Sahib Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal said that both the accused persons wanted to rich and came in contact with a ‘Tantrik’ who asked them to perform a Human Sacrifice on a woman.
She said that accused persons Keepa and Jassi on Tuesday called Balvir Kaur on pretext of taking her to Tantrik for paying obeisance, and took her to an isolated place in village Ferozepur to kill her, where they attacked her using a sickle resulting in grave injuries on her neck and other body parts.
“Following information from the villagers, the Police have immediately started investigations in this case and arrested both the accused persons, ” said SSP Ravjot Kaur.
Meanwhile, an FIR no. 38 dated 09.04.2023 has been registered under sections 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Fatehgarh Sahib Police Station.
(Input from Agencies)
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