UP Boy Killed As Sacrifice For Schools Prosperity By Owner; 5 Arrested

According to the police, the boy, identified as Kritarth, was studying at DL Public School.

The school's owner, Jasodhan Singh, who is said to believe in ‘tantrik’ rituals, had asked his son (the school's director), Dinesh Baghel, to sacrifice a child for the “prosperity” of the school and his family, the police said.

On September 23, the father-son duo, along with three other staff members, abducted the victim from the school's hostel and took him to a secluded place for the sacrifice, Ashok Kumar Singh, additional superintendent of police (ASP), Hathras, told news agency PTI.

However, the boy woke up and began crying.