Birbhum (West Bengal):
In an unprecedented case of human sacrifice, the beheaded body of a 35-year-old man was found outside a temple of Goddess Kali this morning about 6 km from Bolpur in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
The body was found outside the temple by the priest who went there for prayers around 5 am. The temple is two km away from the nearest village called Donaipur.
Police arrived around 9 am. A man called Lalmohan Hansda of Donaipur village has been detained for the human sacrifice. Sniffer dogs used by police led to Hansda's house.
Confirming a case of human sacrifice, SDPO Bolpur Kalyan Mukherjee said the victim is not a local man.
According to Chandan Mukherjee, the priest of the Kajjala Kali Mandir, he had performed puja at the temple till about 9 last night. When he returned this morning, he saw a body lying just outside the temple.
When a closer look revealed the man had been beheaded, the scared priest ran to the nearest village for help. Inside the temple were some burnt incense sticks and blood splattered near the idol of the goddess.