Woman sacrificed to appease tribal god in India

A priest and three others have been arrested for sacrificing an old woman to appease a tribal god in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said. Budhani Devi, 60, a resident of Khaira Jagir village, was abducted by Bhuneshwar Baiga, the priest, and his accomplices - Balram Mistry, Basuwa Oraon and Mahendra Singh. Budhani's son Kundan Oraon, who set off to search for his mother, found his mother's clothing and bangles near a forest and enquired about her whereabouts from nearby villagers. When he discovered that she had been sacrificed by the four men to appease a local tribal god, Pasa Gamhel, he immediately informed the police and the accused were arrested. In Jharkhand, 11 cases of human sacrifices have been reported since 2003.