14 Arrested for Attempting to Sacrifice 5-Year-Old Girl

AKOLA, India -- An old couple, along with their 12 accomplices, were arrested from a village in Risod tehsil town in Washim district for attempting to 'sacrifice' their five-year-old grand-daughter, according to police sources. The girl Ashia Kalandar Ali Pathan, police said, was to be sacrificed by her grandparents in the hope of getting a 'hidden treasure'. According to details, 14 persons including Ashia's grandparents, aunts and a man practising witchcraft have been arrested. Sources said that the parents of the girl had allegedly given their assent to allow her to be sacrificed to "unearth a treasure trove".
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Posted by Editor at August 26, 2008 07:46 AM