A shocking and utterly inhumane crime rooted in extreme superstition has surfaced in Jodhpur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, where four women allegedly killed a 16-day-old newborn infant by crushing it as part of a ritual aimed at securing marriage prospects.
A distressing video of the incident circulated on social media, reportedly showing one woman holding the infant and chanting while others sat around her repeating similar phrases, which officials suggest were likely invocations to a deity. This footage points to a frenzied act committed under the guise of ritualistic practice.
The infant’s father identified the women involved in the murder as his sisters-in-law, who had allegedly become increasingly reliant on superstitious practices due to their prolonged inability to find suitable marriage partners. The horrific motive was their belief that killing the infant through this brutal ritual would guarantee them marriage proposals.
The distraught father demanded the harshest possible punishment for the perpetrators, stating his intent to prevent those responsible for such a barbaric act from evading justice. Police have launched a full-scale investigation into the incident, confirming that the viral video forms a critical part of the ongoing probe to establish the full details and motives behind the heinous crime.
