Tied, gagged, and slit throat: Bihar man, 2 teens held for 'ritual killing' of woman in Thane; woman was murdered on tantrik's instructions
THANE: Two men were arrested, and a 17-year-old boy was detained by the Thane police in a spine-chilling murder case of a woman—all at the behest of a mysterious godman's ritualistic command for 'burkat' (prosperity).
A police officer informed that last week, the lifeless body of Shanti Suresh Chavan (37), a daily wage labourer, was discovered in a pool of blood on the first floor of an under-construction building in Samrat Ashok Nagar, Kalwa East. Initial probe suggests that they tied her up and gagged and her throat was mercilessly slit, and a dupatta was found stuffed in her mouth with no signs of sexual assault.
The police said three accused—Vishwajit Rajendra Singh (30), Devraj Madan Kumar (19), and a 17-year-old minor—travelled by train over 1,000 kilometres from a remote village near Patna, Bihar, with murder on their minds.
It was the teenage boy who actually delivered the fatal blow, slicing through the victim's throat with chilling precision, the initial probe revealed.
The police said that the initial probe revealed that the trio was under the spell of a shadowy godman who allegedly instructed them to procure gold ornaments through any means necessary for gaining prosperity and also to kill a woman. 'This dark spiritual command may have driven them to commit the heinous act.
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The ritualistic angle makes this case particularly disturbing and is under probe to corroborate with evidence,' said a police officer.
Commissioner of Police Ashutosh Dumbre personally supervised the massive manhunt that followed. Multiple specialised teams were deployed, and advanced CCTV analysis traced the killers' escape route from the crime scene to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and eventually to their Bihar hideout, said a police officer.
The police also said that they sold four stolen gold beads from the deceased. Further probe is underway as the court remanded them to police custody for 11 days.
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