Black magic: Aunt allegedly kills 3-year-old niece
| May 8, 2018, 14:59 IST
NATIONAL | May 8, 2018 (TNN):
In a case of suspected 'black magic', a three-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her aunt in Haryana's Yamunanagar district on Sunday evening.
The accused Narinder Kaur alias Pooja, a resident of Ambala, confessed to the crime and told police she had been practising 'black magic' to get rid of evil spirits haunting her dreams. The spirits demanded a child sacrifice or would haunt her forever and also kill her husband, she claimed.
"On Sunday, Narinder and her family were visiting the girl's home in Mandheri village of Jagadhri area. The child's father and other family members were sitting in the courtyard, her mother was in the kitchen while the children were playing in a room. Narinder went to the kids' room and stabbed the girl in the neck," said Sadar SHO Naveen Kumar, who is investigating the case
Hearing the girl's cries, her mother rushed to the room and found her lying in a pool of blood while Narinder was standing there with a knife. The accused tried to escape, but was overpowered and handed over to police. The girl was taken to the hospital which declared her dead on arrival.
Narinder is a mother of two and is married to the child's uncle Jai Prakash.
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