To win back his wife, Rajasthan man kills 5-year-old nephew on tantrik’s advice for black magic ritual

A shocking incident has come to light from Sarai village under Mundawar police station in Rajasthan’s Khairthal district, where a five-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his own uncle as part of a sorcery ritual. Police said the accused committed the murder hoping it would help bring back his estranged wife.

According to Mundawar SHO Mahavir Singh, police were alerted about a child’s body discovered in a hay house in the village three days ago. The boy, identified as Lokesh, was found dead at the scene, with his uncle, Manoj, also present. “After investigation pointed to Manoj’s role, he was arrested on Monday and upon interrogation he confessed to the murder,” Singh said.

Manoj revealed during questioning that Lokesh was his wife’s nephew. He said his wife had left him following a domestic dispute and refused to return to their home. In desperation, he reached out to a tantrik named Sunil Kumar. The tantrik allegedly asked for ₹12,000, a child’s sacrifice, and blood for the ritual.


“To get her back, he contacted tantrik Sunil Kumar, who demanded Rs 12,000, a child’s sacrifice, and the child’s blood for a sorcery ritual,” the police said.

On Saturday afternoon, Manoj reportedly lured Lokesh to an abandoned building under the guise of buying him sweets. There, he allegedly killed the child, extracted blood from various parts of his body using a syringe, and then concealed the body in hay before fleeing.

“The SHO said police recovered the syringe used to extract blood and arrested the sorcerer for aiding in the crime.”

The investigation is ongoing.

[With TOI inputs]