Nilagiri: In a shocking incident that has caused a stir among locals, a young man was kidnapped for human sacrifice by some miscreants from a deserted road at Kainphulia village under Dhobashila panchayat and Nilagiri police limits in Balasore district Wednesday night. The kidnapped youth was identified as Tapan (21), son of Harischandra Nayak of Keratapadia village in the area.
Reports said a tantric along with his four associates kidnapped the youth Wednesday night. However, the youth, fortunately, saved himself from their clutch with his presence of mind. Police have kicked off an investigation into the matter after receiving a complaint in this regard. Fearing arrest, the tantric along with his associates has been absconding after the incident.
As per reports, Tapan was returning from Dhobashila market to his house around 7:30 pm Wednesday. At that time four miscreants forcefully made him inhale some chemical after which he lost consciousness. When he got back to his senses around 10 pm, he discovered himself at the Kainphulia goddess shrine. Tapan said that he saw a tantric from Taramnati village and four others from Berhampur police station limits, who were busy performing some rituals. Having seen them, the youth suspected that he might be brought there for human sacrifice and escaped from that spot on the pretext of going to urinate. After running for some distance, he came across a shopkeeper in Dahanimara area and informed his family members about the incident using the shopkeeper’s mobile phone around 10:30 pm.
After some time, family members arrived there and brought him home. His family members then searched for the tantric at his residence, Thursday but found him absconding after the incident. Tapan’s mother Sasmita Nayak lodged a written complaint at Nilagiri police station about the incident. IIC Gopal Chandra Karna said that action will be taken after the investigation.