Girl sacrificed to appease god

The mutilated body of a seven-year-old girl who had gone missing two days ago has been found in Motihari district of Bihar, police said Sunday, adding that it looked like a case of human sacrifice. Two people, including a witch doctor, have been arrested.

A villager found the body of Gudia Saturday. She was a resident of Khagni village in Motihari and had gone missing two days ago.

The family alleged that the girl was sacrificed to appease a Hindu god.

“The girl’s throat was silt, her legs chopped off, her head was tonsured and there was a red mark on it. It looks like a clear cut case of human sacrifice,” a police officer said.

A police complaint has been filed and six people named as accused.

Patna SSP to Receive Gallantry Medal

Seven IPS officer of Bihar, including Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vineet Vinayak, would be recognized with gallantry award at the Independence Day celebration at Gandhi Maidan in Patna this Saturday.

Two other cops including Sergeant Major Ramesh Kumar Tripathi (Saran) and Arun Kumar Singh, the Sergeant Major of Police Lines, (Muzaffarpur), will be honored with the President's police medal.

Besides Patna SSP, the other six to receive the gallantry awards are STF commandos Surendra Kumar Singh, Sunil Kumar Singh, Narendra Kumar Jha, and Manoj Kumar, Patna STF jawan Raj Kumar, and Motihari police officer Birendra Kumar Singh.

Vinayak is to receive the gallantry award for his role in bringing down the notorious Sattan Chowdhary gang in Khagaria in which seven hardcore criminals were killed and several sophisticated assault weapons seized.

Thirteen members of the Bihar police will also be honored with police medals for their braveries and performing beyond the call of their duties, Bihar ADG Neelmani said.