SOCIETY

Bid to sacrifice girl child for treasure

     Gwalior: A case of human sacrifice of a five-year old girl child kidnapped by her neighbour in the hope of unearthing some hidden treasure was reported in Simria on Tuesday. The small village falls under Mohna Tehsil district in Gwalior. Bharat Timar, the victim's relative and the culprit, came to know about some hidden treasure and to get the treasure, he wanted to please the God by giving human sacrifice. Kajal, the victim girl had come to her uncle's home in Simria village. Timar saw Kajal playing at her uncle's home and he lured her with biscuits. "To please the God he took her away and left her in a pit in a graveyard. When we reported this to the police," said Ramvati Masoom, the victim's relative. The villagers said they saw the child with Timar going towards the graveyard side. The child's relatives went there and saw that she was lying on the ground, in a state of unconsciousness. She was taken to a private hospital in Gwalior. "She is a five-year-old child. To please the God, he took the child to a graveyard and tried to sacrifice her, so that he could get some treasure. This was all because of superstition. When the child's neighbour filed a report, we began our investigation," said Jaydeep Prasad, SP, Gwalior. Bharat Timar, the accused, has been arrested. The police are interrogating him.
-Dec 2, 2004

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