Hathras: The father of a Class-2 student, who was allegedly murdered in his school as part of ‘human sacrifice’ in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, demanded an SIT investigation into the matter. On the ongoing talks about the ‘sacrifice’ of the boy done by black magic ritual, allegedly intended to bring success and fame to the school, the father said, “My son was studying there for 4 years. I don’t think there was any ritual performed there. He wasn’t sacrificed. He was brutally murdered.:
The father of the deceased, Shrikishan Kushwaha, said that his son’s neck bone was broken and his lips had turned blue. “My son was strangled; he was brutally murdered; his neck’s bone was broken, his lips turned blue; I want them to be at least hanged to death. I want justice,” Kushwaha told ANI.
A second-class boy, Kritarth, was murdered by the father of the school’s manager, Dinesh Baghel. The manager’s father, Jashodhan alias Bhagat, is said to have believed that a human sacrifice, particularly of a child, would bring prosperity to the school through black magic.
Five people, including the director of DL Public School in Rasgawan and his father, have been arrested in connection with the case. The five accused have been booked under section 103(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sent to judicial custody, said the local police.
The manager was caught by the police while attempting to dispose of the child’s body in his car, following a complaint filed by the boy’s family.
Hathras Additional Superintendent of Police, Ashok Kumar Singh, said, “On 23rd September, a student was murdered at the hostel of DL Public School under Sahpau PS. A case was registered under relevant sections on the basis of the statement of the complainant. Five accused, including the owner of the school, have been arrested. They have been sent to judicial custody. Police will take action by investigating all angles.”
Hathras Basic Siksha Adhikari (BSA), Swati Bharti, on Friday ordered to close the DL Public School. The school was reportedly being run ‘illegally’ till class 8 while having recognition till 5th only. Bharti has also registered a case against the manager of the school on the allegation of murdering the student as part of the black magic for the progress of the school.
