The man who practices black magic admitted that he chopped the girl's head off to appease the gods for luck and prosperity.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Black magician admits to beheading girl.
- Police have arrested the man and is being questioned.
- The accused is yet to reveal the identity of victim.
A man was arrested by the Kolkata's West Midnapore district police on Tuesday after he admitted to beheading a girl as an offering to the gods for prosperity and good luck.
Upon further inquiry, the police learned that Ramapada Manna was a strong believer of such practices. The police found his mobile number, which was then traced, and Ramapada was arrested from a suburb in Kolkata, where he was living with his father, mother, wife and in-laws.
"He has admitted to having killed the girl as an offering to the goddess. He also admits of having being a practitioner of black magic," the Gulf News quotes Additional Superintendent of police of West Midnapore district Srihari Panda as saying.
"He used to perform as a magician in village feast from where he had collected books on black magic and other such rituals. As he slowly got induced to it, he started to believe that offering a woman as sacrifice to god will improve his luck and he will become rich," Srihari said.
Rampada is yet to reveal the identity of the victim.
THE INCIDENT
On Tuesday, a few locals discovered the chopped head of a girl floating by the side of an irrigation canal leading to commotion within the area.
"During initial investigation we were able to locate the body of the girl, which was found inside a vegetable field. We noticed that somebody has performed some rituals by the body, as an incense stick, vermilion and other materials were found beside it. It led us to believe that the murderer was a believer of black magic," an investigating officer said.
Although the girl's identity is yet to be established but the police officials believe that she may have been an acquaintance whom Ramapada met at a local bus stand and was charmed by his words as he convinced her that he could solve her problems by using black magic.
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