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“The accused apparently believed that the sacrifice would appease the soul of the deceased,” says Guwahati police commissioner Diganta Barah.
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“The accused apparently believed that the sacrifice would appease the soul of the deceased,” says Guwahati police commissioner Diganta Barah.
"The accused apparently believed that the sacrifice would appease the soul" of his late brother, according to the head of the local police force.
Indian police have arrested five men accused of conducting human sacrifice, nearly four years after the discovery of a woman’s headless body.
The decapitated remains of Shanti Shaw, 64, were found on June 19, 2019 after she visited the Kamakhya Temple.
Guwahati: Altogether nine individuals have been arrested by the Assam Police Crime Branch in connection with the alleged human sacrifice at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, which occurred in June 2019.