Child Sacrifice: Locals gheraoe Balangir SP’s office demanding arrest of accused

Balangir: A scores of locals from Lakshminagar Pada village gheraoed the office of Balangir Superitendent of Police today demanding the arrest of the accused involved in a suspected child sacrifice incident which took place in the locality recently.

The agitating locals also demanded stringent action against the accused who is absconding since the incident.

As per the report, the five-year-old in the news had gone missing around five days ago after leaving his home to take bath in a nearby pond. Later, his body was found from a pond pointing at the possibility of drowning death.

However, the family members of the deceased and locals claimed the death to be a case of child sacrifice and demanded an impartial inquiry. They took to streets as police delayed to begin the probe.

As per the final information the protest has been withdrawn by the villagers after an assurance by the SP.