Hathras, Sept 27: In a chilling incident, a Class 2 student was sacrificed in his school hostel in Hathras area of Uttar Pradesh as part of a black magic ritual, purportedly to bring success and fame to the school.
The 11-year-old boy, Kritarth Kushwaha, was brutally murdered as a human ‘sacrifice’ in a residential school in Rasgawan village under the Sahapau police limits.
Investigations have revealed that the killing was orchestrated as part of a tantric ritual at DL Public School.
The minor boy was found strangled to death in the school hostel. Later, his body was found inside a vehicle owned by the school management.
Kritarth, a resident of Tursen village, had been missing for a few days before his body was recovered, leading to widespread panic and outrage in the area.
The police launched an investigation, which led to the arrest of five people connected to the case. The arrested have been identified Ramprakash Solanki, Dinesh Baghel alias Bhagat (school manager), Jashodhan Singh (father of the school manager), Laxman Singh and Veerpal Singh alias Veeru.
The boy's father, Krishna Kumar, had filed a complaint on September 23, on the basis of which police started the investigation. During the probe, the police uncovered evidence which suggested that the killing was part of a sacrificial ritual.
