Questions raised over human sacrifice theory
From Our Correspondent
TURA: Many questions have been raised towards the issue of human sacrifice in regard to the death of seven-year-old Krishna Singh inside Praharinagar BSF camp in Tura whose lifeless body was found on the morning of October 6.
There have been critics who point out that any form of human sacrifice includes the beheading of the person or animal sacrificed at the altar, but others tell of a different story.
Human sacrifice was practiced by many ancient cultures. People would be ritually killed in a manner that was supposed to please or appease a god or spirit. While not widely known, human sacrifices for religious reasons still exist in a number of nations albeit discreetly.
The post mortem report on the death of the innocent child has been clearly mentioned as nothing short of a macabre ritualistic sacrifice — in other words a human sacrifice.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) GHP Raju and Deputy Commissioner of Tura, Sanjay Goyal, who were both privy to the post mortem report have categorically pointed that the allegation of sodomy of the child was completely ruled out in the autopsy report.
“The medical doctor who did the autopsy has very clearly mentioned in her report that she was shocked to see precision cuts into select parts of the child’s body which could not have been done except by a professional,” said IGP Raju.
Tiny needle-like precision punctures depicting the numerical sign 3 was found on Krishna’s chest just above the heart. A pierce was also made below the child’s right ear through which the main Carotid artery that supplies the blood to the brain is located.
One particular sect that once upon a time conducted human sacrifice in the country use to pierce the carotid artery to draw the maximum blood which would then be placed as offering for the gods.
All preliminary investigations are now pointing to a ritualistic homicide done by a professional that is nothing short of a human sacrifice, said IGP Raju.
It has also been placed on record by the autopsy team that the wounds on the child’s body were all Ante-Mortem — injuries caused before his death.
“Certain individuals or groups may question the meaning of human sacrifice in today’s world but the investigation presently underway points to nothing short of a ritualistic sacrifice,” said Raju who is supervising the entire investigation to nab the killers of the child.
Victim sacrificed for well-being of unborn child?
One ritual to help conceive by a barren woman and another to ensure the hassle free birth of the child is one angle of the entire investigation underway by the Tura police into the mysterious death of 7 year old Krishna Singh inside BSF headquarters in Praharinagar, Tura.
Police investigation have not ruled out murder by the suspect Babu Khan, arrested and remanded to police custody, for appeasing the gods and thereby ensuring a trouble free birth of his child that is due in three months time.
Despite six years of marriage, Babu Khan’s wife allegedly failed to conceive and it was only after a meeting with the godman or tantric called Lukman Haqib of Mankachar that the situation changed for the better. His wife is presently six months due.
“In such cases fakirs perform a ritual for the woman to conceive and another to save the foetus from miscarriage. We believe the second ritual was meant to be a sacrifice of a young boy,” said police investigators in Tura.
Such a medieval practice is believed to be still prevalent in the BIMARU states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and also the tribal state of Jharkhand thanks to ignorance among the general population.