Post News Network
Jajpur, August 4: A local court here Tuesday gave death sentence to a 30-year-old self-styled tantrik after convicting him for killing an eight-year-old boy in a human sacrifice case.
District and sessions judge Jivan Ballav Das delivered the order of capital punishment against Pitambar Gaipoi for killing Srikant Bage, son of Sashi and Shyamsingh Bage of Pubal village under Sukinda police station limits in the district. The court pronounced the sentence after examining 26witnesses and their deposition in the case. Gaipoi had slit the child’s throat and pierced his body with a sharp weapon February 11, 2010.
Gaipoi, in his bid to achieve perfection in tantric practice, had lured the child by offering him chocolates when his parents had been to Mangalpur mutt square to witness Jagar Yatra. Gaipoi kidnapped him and committed the crime as he thought sacrificing the boy on the new moon night of Jagar would ensure him the much desired perfection in witchcraft and sorcery which he had been longing for, the police had said in its charge-sheet.
The police had recovered the victim’s beheaded body from a drain in Icchanagarpatana, a village close to where he lived, February 12, 2010. His head was found concealed in a pot in the tantrik’s house along with religious offerings, the police had said.
The matter came to light February 18, 2010 after Sukinda police started an investigation over a complaint by the victim’s parents. Gaipoi was caught during investigation by the police.
