Tantrik, three others arrested for human sacrifice

Four persons, including a tantrik, were arrested for an alleged human sacrifice at a village near here last month, police said.

Bangalore: Four persons, including a
tantrik, were arrested on Friday for an alleged human sacrifice at
a village near here last month, police said on Friday.

"The tantrik and the men had killed Baluswamy (45) on
September 20 on a plot in T Begur village in Bangalore Rural
district, as human sacrifice to unearth `hidden treasure`,"
they said.

Tantrik Linagappa Basavanappa Ullambi, Krishnamurthi,
Naveen and Thimmaiah were arrested this morning.
Police are on the lookout for two others allegedly
involved in the crime.

PTI