In a suspected case of human sacrifice, a man was arrested for allegedly killing his four-year-old son by slitting his throat in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Balrampur district.
The accused was identified as Kamlesh Nagesia (26). His family members informed the police that he had claimed to be having hallucinations and hearing voices asking him to ''sacrifice'' someone.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday in Mahuadih village under Shankargarh police station following which the accused, was arrested, the police said.
After having dinner, the man, his wife and their two children went to sleep. The man later woke up and chopped a hen with a knife in the courtyard. He then brought his 4-year-old elder son, who was asleep, in the courtyard and allegedly slit his throat, leading to his death, the police said.
When his wife woke up and did not find the child, she came outside and asked her husband about their son. The accused told her that he killed his child to ''offer sacrifice'', the police said.
The woman informed other family members who live in the neighbourhood and villagers who then contacted the police.
''The accused is said to be of “unsound mind” and he had earlier told his wife and other family members that he was having hallucinations and hearing voices asking him to sacrifice someone,'' the police said.
Earlier, he had also tried to kill his mother but his family members prevented him from doing so, the police further said.