A 16-year-old girl was rescued in India after she was almost murdered as a child sacrifice. Working on a tip, the police raided a local home where they found a man, his wife, the victim and her mother involved in the child sacrifice ritual.
Yavatmal City Police reportedly uncovered a ritual where a 16-year-old girl was to be burned to uncover hidden treasure. The girl told police that she was to be sacrificed on Guru Purnima, according to local reports.
The man that tried to sacrifice her to find hidden treaure has been been identified as 44-year-old Mahadev Palve. He conducted the human sacrificial ritual with two women who offered their daughters, including the 16-year-old. When the police learned what he had tried to do, he slit his throat in an attempted suicide, but was taken to the hospital and is reportedly in stable condition.
The police recovered money, a live turtle, conch shells, and several other items that were used for the ritual.
Mr. Mahadev Palve will be charged under the Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice Act in India.
BTJ missionaries are working to share the Gospel in this region and will host a training there for outreach this year.
How cruel. I can’t believe that such barbaric sacrifices still happen. Is this girl the first? Religion and belief are not meant to serve personal ambitions like the criminals in this article.