Rajasthan man kills young son because he is allegedly possessed by an evil spirit: police

Murder proceedings were initiated against the accused (representative)

Rajasthan:

A 38-year-old man who claimed to be “possessed” by an evil spirit allegedly killed his young son in Rajasthan's Bundi district on Sunday, police said.

The alleged incident took place around 5 am in Dollar village. Ten-month-old Ansh was sleeping with his mother Gayatri when the accused Jitendra Bairwa alias Jittu allegedly picked him up and threw him on the ground, Kapren SHO Kamal Singh said.

Police said the family took Ansh to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.

A case of murder has been registered against the accused under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the SHO said.

The body was handed over to the family members after the autopsy, he added.

Bairwa, who hails from Badunda village, had been living with his wife and son at his in-laws' house for about a year. He was visiting an exorcist for “treatment” to get rid of an “evil spirit”, Mr Singh said.

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