A person was questioned by Bilaspur Police on Saturday for allegedly collaborating in a ‘tantrik‘ ritual with {a photograph} of the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh Excessive Court docket in a bid to safe bail for a relative.
The weird incident passed off at a cremation floor in Devri village underneath Sipat police station limits on the intervening evening of Friday and Saturday, an official mentioned.
Villagers noticed 4 males engaged in suspicious actions late at evening, and accosted them. Whereas three of them ran away, Rishikesh Kumar was caught and handed over to police, mentioned Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh.
Police recovered ritual supplies together with a fish, lemons, vermilion and images of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and two different individuals from the spot, the SP mentioned.
Throughout questioning, Kumar allegedly informed police that his relative Priyanshu Bole had been arrested together with a couple of others in a case of stabbing. Whereas one in all them acquired bail, the purposes of the opposite accused have been pending earlier than the court docket.
Kumar and his three associates visited the cremation floor after watching a video of a tantrik who claimed {that a} ritual helps safe bail, he informed police.
Additional investigation is underway, SP Singh mentioned. In keeping with police, one of many images discovered on the spot was of Priyanshu Bole, whereas one other was of the sufferer within the stabbing case.
Singh warned that strict motion can be taken towards anybody performing such rituals. “Bail can’t be obtained by performing any ritual. Criminals ought to reform themselves,” he mentioned.
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