When his health deteriorated, the patient suspected a witch doctor and shot him; he was arrested with a pistol
Suspense Crime, Digital Desk : The person practicing exorcism was believed to have a hand in the patient's illness, and therefore the patient shot him and was arrested carrying a pistol.An incident in which a young man was shot on account of superstition has come to light in the village of Doharia under the Chiluataal police station area of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Police were notified and they apprehended one of the culprits and seized the pistol used in the shooting. However, nobody was struck by the bullet. The police said that one of the accused had been taken into custody and appropriate action was being taken.
Aziz Ahmed, resident of Doharia village, told the police that two brothers, Abdul Muqeet alias Inspector and Sajid alias Israel, sons of Jumman, shot at him while he was returning home after a prayer. Upon receiving the report, the police rushed to the spot and arrested the primary accused, Abdul Muqeet alias Inspector, along with the weapon used in the incident-a pistol.
As per the findings that came to light in the investigation, Aziz Ahmed practiced exorcism and the accused and his father frequently suffered from illness. The accused strongly suspected that Aziz Ahmed was behind their ailments, and therefore, he took to shooting Aziz. Luckily, Aziz narrowly missed the bullet.
A sense of fear gripped the area after this incident for some time. SP (North) Gyanendra said that the case has been registered under relevant sections and that action is being taken. The culprit taken into custody was being interrogated, and that the involvement of other suspects was also being investigated. The pistol used in the crime has been taken into evidence and legal proceedings are being implemented. Nobody was hurt in the firing.
A tantric was also murdered a year ago due to similar suspicion.
In another such incident, about a year ago, a tantric was allegedly murdered due to superstition in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, the murder of whom was unearthed on May 20 by the Maharajganj Kotwali police, and one culprit apprehended; on investigation, it was found that the suspect had taken the life of the tantric for his son and the weapon, an iron pipe, was recovered.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) Shakti Mohan Awasthi, along with the ASP and CO Sadar, revealed at the police station auditorium on Wednesday the facts behind the tantric's murder. The victim, Ramakant Chauhan, lived in Pipra Rasulpur village in the Kotwali area and practiced exorcism and mantra, besides having ties with the culprit's family. Ramakant had requested a loan of two lakh rupees from the culprit in January, and when his pleas went unheeded, he threatened him. His son was then involved in a road accident on Shivratri; after visiting many astrologers and exorcists, he became convinced that his son had been murdered through witchcraft by Ramakant and then went on to kill the latter.
