The Gujarat police stated on Sunday {that a} ‘tantrik’, who was arrested earlier this month for allegedly plotting to kill a person in Ahmedabad, handed away in custody. They, nonetheless, claimed the accused admitted to killing 12 individuals by administering a poisonous chemical.
The Sarkhej police arrested Navalsinh Chavda round 1 am on December 3 when he was on his option to commit the crime, after his enterprise companion tipped the police off. The police secured Chavda’s remand until 3 pm on December 10 for additional probe into his occult practices and potential involvement in human sacrifices.
Nevertheless, the accused fell ailing on Sunday morning and died whereas being moved to a hospital. “Round 10 am on Sunday, Chavda fell ailing and was rushed to the civil hospital in an ambulance, however the docs declared him lifeless on arrival,” a police official informed information company PTI.
The accused, he added, had confessed to killing 12 individuals utilizing a chemical known as sodium nitrite.
“The accused confessed to 12 murders throughout interrogation, and all deaths had occurred resulting from consumption of sodium nitrite,” the official stated.
What’s sodium nitrite?
Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Shivam Verma stated the accused carried out the murders by making his victims devour sodium nitrite dissolved in water throughout occult rituals.
Verma added that the accused murdered a person in Ahmedabad, six in Surendranagar, together with three members of his household, three in Rajkot, and one every in Wankaner (Morbi district) and Anjar (Kutch district).
Elaborating on his modus operandi, the police stated he procured sodium nitrite, a chemical used for dry cleansing, from a laboratory in his hometown, Surendranagar. The substance impacts an individual in round 20 minutes, resulting in dying from a coronary heart assault.
The accused known as himself a bhuvaji” and proclaimed that he had the ability to carry out magic and miracles.
They stated he used to entrap his victims by promising to multiply their wealth and resolve their issues.
With inputs from PTI
