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Four-year-old girl killed with an axe in front of her mother in suspected human sacrifice case in Gujarat

Four-year-old girl killed with an axe in front of her mother in suspected human sacrifice case in Gujarat
A four-year-old girl was allegedly killed with an axe in front of her mother in a suspected case of human sacrifice in Chhota Udepur district on Monday. Police have arrested a 42-year-old man, Lalo Himmat Tadvi, for the murder of Rita Tadvi, a TOI report stated.

Incident occurred in broad daylight

The attack took place in Panej village of Bodeli taluka at around 8:30 a.m. when the victim’s mother, Jyoti Tadvi, was walking with her one-year-old son. Rita was following them when Lalo, a neighbour, suddenly picked her up and hurried toward his house.

Jyoti screamed for help and chased him. Two neighbours also rushed to assist. However, Lalo entered his house, put Rita on the floor, and threatened Jyoti with an axe when she tried to intervene. Before she could react, he struck Rita’s throat with the axe, killing her instantly.

Blood offered at temple, says police

“This seems to be a case of human sacrifice. Rita’s mother, Jyoti Tadvi, told us that after killing her daughter, Lalo collected blood from her throat and put it on the stairs of the small temple in his house. The killing happened so suddenly that Jyoti didn’t have time to react,” said D S Vadher, inspector of Bodeli police station.

After the attack, Lalo went to another room and smeared Rita’s blood on the temple stairs. Police said he does not appear to be a professional occult practitioner, but according to Jyoti, he offered the blood to appease a goddess.

Motive under investigation

“Lalo, a farm labourer, seems to be mentally disturbed. We are questioning him about the motive for the murder. We have filed a complaint of murder and kidnapping against him at Bodeli police station,” Vadher added.The victim’s father is also a farm labourer. Police are continuing their investigation into the case.



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