In Diha, a village of Karchanna in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, the body of a 14-year-old girl who died four days ago was kept safe by her family members in the hope of resurrecting her through witchcraft.
The incident came to attention after villagers reported a foul odor from farmer Abhayraj Yadav's home.
When the cops broke into the house, they found the minor's body and her four siblings on the floor. While the siblings were treated at SRN Hospital in Prayagraj, the young girl's body was sent for a postmortem. According to reports, the girl died as a result of an illness.
As per the HT report, Saurabh Dixit, SP-trans Yamuna, was quoted as saying,
"Questioning of the family members revealed that they were performing a special puja (ritual) to please Bamba Devi (a local deity) for reviving the dead girl. They were not consuming food for the past four days and were surviving only on river water."
Dixit said, "No involvement of any sorcerer has been found in the incident yet. The family members tried reviving the dead girl by pleasing the deity. "
"Abhayraj¡¯s family had severed ties with other villagers and relatives some time back. One of his four married daughters used to live with them. The family used to throw bricks and chase away their relatives and even their other three daughters whenever they came to visit them," said Umashankar, a family relative.
Neighbors confirmed that the family frequently discussed seeing spirits and witches in their fields and engaging in black magic.?However, no FIR has been filed.?
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