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A Bihar man, who was killed by four people by slitting his throat, was beheaded and his skull was used to worship for black magic.
The heinous murder came to light when a headless body was found by Ghaziabad Police, in June 2022, in Tila Mod area.
According to a report by NDTV, the body was identified to be of Raju Kumar who hailed from Motihari in Bihar.
After weeks of investigation, the police on August 15 arrested two men - Dhananjay and Vikas.
During questioning they ratted out their roommate, Vikas alias Parmatma, who was an acquaintance to Raju and also the mastermind of the murder.
According to the publication's report, Parmatma during his interrogation told the police about his aide Narendra who has met Pawan and Pankaj who claimed to be 'tantriks'.
The duo told him that they all could get Rs 50 crore if they managed to arrange a human skull for worship during black magic.
Narendra told Parmatma about the money, who involved Dhananjay and Vikas in the murder plan.
The four called Raju at a house and killed him by slitting his throat.
Raju was then beheaded, and his skull was handed over to Pankaj and Pawan by Narendra.
According to NDTV, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ghaziabad Nimish Patil said that the four had dumped Raju's body in the Tila Mod area and that the two 'tantriks' have also been arrested.
When questioned by the police, Pawan and Pankaj revealed that they had 'learnt black magic by watching YouTube videos'.
Pawan had told, "I saw in the videos that black magic can get one a lot of money."