Class 2 Student Killed In 'Black Magic Ritual To Bring Success To School' In UP's Hathras, Five Arrested

A Class 2 student killed in his hostel last week was allegedly ‘sacrificed’ as part of a black magic ritual to bring success and prosperity to the school in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, the police said on Thursday.

They added that five people, including the director of D L Public School at Rasgawan under Sahpau police station limits, his father and three teachers, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, reported news agency ANI.

Nipun Agarwal, Hathras Superintendent of Police, confirmed the arrest and said, “The child was strangled with the intent to bring prosperity to the school and secure its future.” The reports claimed that the accused strangled the child to death on September 22.

Who Planned The Ritual?

The initial probe into the case revealed that DL Public School Director Dinesh Baghel’s father Jashodhan Singh believed in black magic, and together with his son and three teachers they planned to sacrifice a child to bring them fame.

Reports claimed that the accused planned the black magic ritual initially for September 6, but it failed after the child smelled foul. Despite attempts to strangle the student, he was saved. The medical reports confirmed signs of strangulation.

The accused attempted the ritual on September 22 when they again intended to sacrifice the boy near a tube well of the hostel for the success and prosperity of the school. When the boy became conscious while being taken there, the accused panicked and strangled him to death, the reports claimed.

The DL Public School hosts around 600 students and the hostel where the boy was killed has students of classes 1 to 5. Reports claimed that the victim was the son of a software engineer in Delhi, Krishna Kushwaha. An investigation into the matter is underway, the police said.