<p>In an incident reflecting prevalence of superstitions and the attitude of the society towards girls, a man allegedly sacrificed his two-month-old adopted daughter on the direction of a tantrik so that he could be blessed with a son in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, about 60 kilometers from here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The shocking incident occurred at Mawain village in the district on Thursday, according to the police sources. The couple has been arrested by the police.<br /><br />Sources said that Shiv Prakash Kushwaha had married Gudia a few years ago but the couple had no child. They had been making rounds of the sadhus and tantriks for past few months as they desperately wanted a son.<br /><br />Adopts abandoned girl <br /><br />Kushwaha found an abandoned girl child outside Nihwai village in the district in April this year. Since he had no children, he brought her home. <br /><br />Even after having the girl, the couple continued to visit the tantriks for want of a son. One Baba Shanker Das told the couple that if they sacrificed a child during a special puja, they could be blessed with a son.<br /><br />The couple took the girl to the Baba’s ashram at Hasanganj in the district on Thursday where she was beheaded in the night after the puja.<br /><br />The locals however nabbed the duo after they came to know about the sacrifice but the tantrik managed to escape.<br /><br />Police recovered the beheaded body of the infant from the spot. A case has been registered and a hunt has been launched to nab the tantrik, sources said.<br /><br />Earlier also children had been sacrificed by the people for hidden treasure and also for having son. <br /><br />A few months ago, a nine-year-old boy had been sacrificed in Bareilly for hidden treasure.</p>
<p>In an incident reflecting prevalence of superstitions and the attitude of the society towards girls, a man allegedly sacrificed his two-month-old adopted daughter on the direction of a tantrik so that he could be blessed with a son in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, about 60 kilometers from here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The shocking incident occurred at Mawain village in the district on Thursday, according to the police sources. The couple has been arrested by the police.<br /><br />Sources said that Shiv Prakash Kushwaha had married Gudia a few years ago but the couple had no child. They had been making rounds of the sadhus and tantriks for past few months as they desperately wanted a son.<br /><br />Adopts abandoned girl <br /><br />Kushwaha found an abandoned girl child outside Nihwai village in the district in April this year. Since he had no children, he brought her home. <br /><br />Even after having the girl, the couple continued to visit the tantriks for want of a son. One Baba Shanker Das told the couple that if they sacrificed a child during a special puja, they could be blessed with a son.<br /><br />The couple took the girl to the Baba’s ashram at Hasanganj in the district on Thursday where she was beheaded in the night after the puja.<br /><br />The locals however nabbed the duo after they came to know about the sacrifice but the tantrik managed to escape.<br /><br />Police recovered the beheaded body of the infant from the spot. A case has been registered and a hunt has been launched to nab the tantrik, sources said.<br /><br />Earlier also children had been sacrificed by the people for hidden treasure and also for having son. <br /><br />A few months ago, a nine-year-old boy had been sacrificed in Bareilly for hidden treasure.</p>