Two Women Killed in the name of ‘Human Sacrifice” in Kerala

Kochi: Two women were killed within months of each other in the name of “Human Sacrifice” by three persons at Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala.

The accused Mohammad Shafi, alias Rasheed, a resident of Perumbavur in Ernakulam, and a couple, Bhagaval Singh and Laila of Elamthoor overnight interrogation by the Kochi city Police led to the revelation of the twin murders.

The bodies, hacked into pieces, were exhumed from the property of the couple. The city police have arrested the three accused.

Padmam, a lottery vendor from Ponnurunni in Ernakulam, and Rosli, a resident of Kalady, near Angamaly, were suspected to have been brutally murdered as part of an occult rite for the prosperity of the couple. Padman was murdered in the last week of September, and Rosli was killed in June, said C.H. Nagaraju, District Police Chief said.

“All three accused were involved in the murder of both women and their bodies were buried side-by-side within the property of the couple. Whether there was a racket engaged in such human sacrifices remains to be investigated,” said Mr. Nagaraju, District Police Chief.