'Neck Was Broken...': Father Of Hathras Victim Killed In School As Part Of 'Human Sacrifice'

Hathras: After the sensational killing of an 11-year-old boy in his school as part of alleged ‘human sacrifice’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, his father has demanded capital punishment for the culprits involved in the murder. The victim, identified as Kritarth, was allegedly abducted from the school’s hostel by one of his teachers, director and school owner and was strangled to death in the name of black magic. His father Kishan Kushwaha alleged that after the murder, the school management kept him misleading about his son, whose bones of the neck were found broken.

Talking to news agency ANI, Kushwaha said, “I got a call from the school manager in the morning and he told me that my child's health is very bad... They kept misleading me. After one and a half hours, the body of my son was found with Dinesh Baghel. My son's bag was also in his car and Dinesh Baghel was in an inebriated state at that time.”

He further said, “Another person involved in this, Lakshman Singh, was not present in the car at that time. My son was strangled to death and the bones of his neck were broken. I want the culprits to be hanged and my son to get justice. My son has been studying in that school for around 4 years and over 500 students study in the same school. I do not think that sacrifice or black magic is done in the school. The real reason behind this should be investigated and I want to request the CM that SIT should be formed.”

What Police Found During Probe

According to Hathras additional superintendent of police Ashok Kumar Singh, the student named Kritarth was abducted from the school's hostel by teacher Ramprakash Solanki, director Dinesh Baghel and school owner Jasodhan Singh.

Singh believes in 'tantra' practice and asked his son to sacrifice a child for the prosperity of school and his family, the police official added, saying that the accused took the boy to a secluded place for sacrifice but he woke up and began crying.

"After that, he was strangulated. Another teacher Veerpal Singh and school principal Laxman Singh were also present at the spot and were guarding the place," Singh added.

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanungo labelled the crime as 'unforgivable' and a result of ‘carelessness’. He said that a team of NCPCR from Delhi would go to the scene to investigate the incident.