CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Deoband. Sensation spread after the bodies of a brother and a sister were found lying in a ditch on the Deoband-Nanauta road in Bhaila village of Deoband Kotwali area, Saharanpur. Both the brother and sister were children of an uncle and a paternal uncle. On receiving the information, the officers reached the village and inspected it. The forensic team also reached the spot and collected samples from the spot. On the other hand, angry villagers blocked the road. Villagers say that the children have been killed due to tantric rituals. While the police are considering it a road accident.

According to the information received,

11-year-old son Karan of Dev Singh, a resident of Bhaila village, had left home to go to the temple with his uncle Bittu's seven-year-old daughter Avni. When he did not return till night, the family started searching for him. Late at night, the villagers found the bodies of both the children in a ditch on the side of the Deoband-Nanauta road. The body of the boy was lying on one side of the road and the body of the girl was lying in the ditch on the other side. As soon as the news of the incident spread, a huge crowd of villagers gathered at the spot. SDM Deepak Kumar, CO Ravikant Parashar and Kotwal Sunil Nagar reached the spot and took information about the whole case from the villagers and investigated it thoroughly. The forensic team also reached the spot. The villagers suspected that the children were murdered due to tantric rituals and the bodies were thrown on the roadside. The relatives, enraged by the incident, sat in the middle of the road. The officials explained to the people who were blocking the road, but they did not agree and remained adamant on the demand to call the top officials to the spot. CO Ravikant Parashar says that prima facie the case appears to be a road accident. The forensic team has also taken samples. The case is being thoroughly investigated. There is mourning in the village and there is chaos among the family members due to the tragic incident that took place in Bhayla village on the occasion of Diwali. The villagers have demanded a serious investigation into the matter and action to be taken.