According to investigators, a woman murdered her neighbor’s three-year-old son on the advice of an occultist in a desperate attempt to conceive a child, then stuffed his body in a plastic bag and dumped it on the roof of a building in Rohini, northwest Delhi.
According to police, the 25-year-old woman was under a lot of pressure to conceive a child and was being taunted by her in-laws and friends, which prompted her to approach an occultist who suggested she sacrifice a child to please the gods, which led her to approach an occultist who suggested she sacrifice a child to please the gods, according to them. According to the police, she then murdered her neighbor’s boyfriend and stuffed his body in the plastic bag.
According to Neelam Gupta, she married in 2013 but was unable to conceive despite consulting doctors. So she went to an occultist in her hometown of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, four years ago, who advised her to sacrifice a child if she wanted to conceive, according to a senior police officer.
The matter came to light on Saturday after the missing boy’s parents filed a complaint with the police, prompting a thorough search by officers to locate the child, according to the officer.
During the search, one of the employees spotted a bag on the roof of a nearby home. When it was opened, the body of the missing child was discovered, with injury marks on his neck. According to the senior police officer, a preliminary examination concluded that the boy had been strangled.
A case of homicide was filed based on the child’s father’s declaration. Family members, cousins, and neighbors were questioned as part of the probe, and it was discovered that the child was last seen with one of their neighbors, he said.
Neelam initially attempted to deceive the police when questioned, but eventually admitted to killing the boy while he was alone on the roof, he said.
Pranav Tayal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini), said, “During questioning, the woman stated that she was under a lot of pressure to conceive and that her in-laws and society had teased her about it. So, four years ago, she went to an occultist in Hardoi who advised her to sacrifice a child if she wanted to conceive.”
“She wanted to kill her neighbor’s son to please the almighty because she was desperate for a child of her own. On Saturday, when she discovered the child alone on the roof of the building, she carried out the plan and killed him “he stated
According to the police, the mother is a homemaker and her husband is a vegetable seller.
