Ongole (Andhra Pradesh): In a gruesome instance of human sacrifice, a villager severed the head of a four year old child and offered his blood to Goddess Kali seeking “divine powers.” The incident took place in the Scheduled Castes Colony in the remote Pokur village at Valetivaripalem mandal in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh last week. P Tirumala Rao abducted the boy named Sagar when he was returning home from an anganwadi centre in the afternoon.
The kid's mother learnt from a fellow villager that Rao had taken her son. She, along with her husband and Rao's brother went to his residence to find the boy's headless body in a pool of blood. As the news spread, villagers launched a hunt for the man who was later caught on the outskirts. Men tied him to a tree, doused him with kerosene and set him on fire, but was rescued on time by the cops who were alerted by the village elders. Police said it seemed like a case of human sacrifice.
Rao was taken to a hospital with 40% burns. Villagers said Rao performed black magic and various pujas as he believed he would attain divine powers and wealth by human sacrifice. The accused is believed to have filled the blood in a bottle and offered it to deities.
