UP man kills minor grandnephew on tantrik's advice, scatters dismembered body parts
Prayagraj (UP) (PTI): A man murdered his 17-year-old grandnephew, severed his head and torso, and threw the body parts in different locations allegedly on the advice of a tantrik, a police official said on Thursday.
The accused, identified as Sharan Singh, has been arrested from Kareli area of Prayagraj, he said.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhishek Bharti, Sharan was the brother of the victim's grandfather.
"He was arrested on Wednesday night. During interrogation, Sharan confessed to the murder of his grandnephew Piyush and explained his motive," he said.
The DCP said Sharan's son and daughter had committed suicide in 2023 and 2024, respectively. In his grief, Sharan consulted a tantrik, asking why his children had died. The tantrik allegedly told him that Piyush was supposed to have died, and because he did not, Sharan's own children have perished in his place. The tantrik then advised Sharan to kill the boy.
Piyush, a Class 11 student at Saraswati Vidya Mandir, was reported missing on Tuesday. The boy had left for school but never come back. When his worried mother Kamini Devi went to the school, she discovered that Piyush had not shown up that day. She filed a missing person report at the Kareli police station.
The police then launched an investigation. On Tuesday, they found a torso in a drain in the Naini industrial area. However, the body could not be identified at the time as the head was missing.
On Wednesday, Piyush's head was discovered in Saidpur Kachhar area in Kareli, leading to the identification of his body.
During further police inquiry, a local woman revealed that she has seen a man on a scooter throwing a bundle into the drain. Her description of the individual matched that of Sharan, and he was arrested.
According to police, Sharan has admitted that he killed the teenager and dismembered his body. He wrapped the boy's torso in a sari, and used his scooter to dump it in the drain near Kuria Lawayan village.
Sharan is now in custody, and the investigation is continuing, the DCP said.
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
