Neighbours hack five-year-old girl to death in UP

A five-year-old girl here was was hacked to death and her body dumped in the fields in by her two neighbours allegedly during exorcism, police said here today.

Superintendent of police, Piyush Mordia said, "Vandana, a resident of Mudia Hemsingh village was hacked to death by Ram Niwas and his uncle Mewa Lal, who later dumped the beheaded body in the fields, from where it was recovered this morning.
Both the accused had been arrested," superintendent of police Piyush Mordia told reporters.

The SP also said that Ram Niwas was depressed as his wife could not conceive and his brother Ram Sahay was ill.

"Ram Niwas's uncle Mewa Lal, who practised exorcism, advised him to sacrifice a girl, which the latter claimed can remove his hardship," the SP said adding that Ram Niwas and Mewa Lal picked Vandana from her house on Monday night.

"Sindoor smeared head was recovered near residence of Ram Niwas. The accused had confessed their involvement in the crime," Mordia said, adding that Gangster and NSA will be slapped against the duo.