Serial Killer Goes To Kumbh Mela To Wash Off Sins, Ends Up Getting Caught By The Police

On January 25, the police nabbed a serial killer roaming in Kumbh Mela with a blood-soaked axe in his hand. Identified as Kalua Patel alias Sai Baba, the 38-year-old man has confessed to committing 10 murders in the past year.

A resident of Lalapur area, Uttar Pradesh, Patel told police officials that he killed people who used to make fun of his untidy looks, according to The Times Of India. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Allahabad, Nitin Tiwari told TOI that the Uttar Pradesh police has been on the lookout for a serial killer for quite some time now.

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¡°We initiated operation 'serial killer' about six months ago,¡± said Tiwari. A joint team of city police was deployed at the Kumbh Mela when they came across Patel, who was seen carrying an axe with him.

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While the investigation, Patel confessed that he murdered 10 people in the last year most of whom were labourers sleeping on the pavements. A senior police official told the local media that Patel 'seems to be of unstable mind'. He said that the serial killer stalked his victims and struck them at night.

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He hit the victim¡¯s trachea with the axe resulting in instant death. ¡°Till now, he has confessed to killing two labourers near Durga Puja Park in Kydganj on July 4, one in Daraganj on November 27 and one near Kotha Parcha area on December 24. In 2019, he has admitted to having killed a labourer near Triveni Darshan Road on January 10 and another person outside Udaseen Akhara campus in Kydagnj on January 13,¡± said police adding that his interrogation was underway.