Girl's torso found in Jajpur, human sacrifice suspected

The torso of an eight-year-old girl was found in Orissa's Jajpur district, as locals termed it a case of human sacrifice.
   
Police said the headless body of the girl, missing from her Popal village home since February 11, was found from nearby Ichhapur under Sukinda are, 60 km from here last evening.
   
The girl's father had lodged a missing report with the police on February 12, he said.
   
Residents of the area described the incident as a case of human sacrifice, but police said investigation were still on.
   
Villagers claimed a tribal man of Ichhapur known to be practising 'tantra' and black magic, had been missing since the recovery of the torso.
   
Local residents demanded immediate arrest of the man, who could not be found. Additional police force was camping in the area.