Tantrik arrested in Delhi car deaths linked to 5 more murders in UP, Rajasthan
India Today
Investigators have revealed that the accused in the Delhi car deaths used the same modus operandi in at least five other cases across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, taking the total number of suspected murders linked to him to six.
A self-styled tantrik has been arrested in connection with the deaths of three people whose bodies were found inside a parked car in Peeragarhi. Investigators have revealed that the accused used the same modus operandi in at least five other cases across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, taking the total number of suspected murders linked to him to six.
The accused, identified as Kamruddin alias “Baba”, a resident of Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, allegedly prepared poison-laced ladoos and persuaded his victims to consume them under the guise of tantric rituals and spiritual healing.
In the Peeragarhi case, Randhir (76), Naresh Singh (47) and Laxmi Devi (40) were found inside their car on the flyover. Police investigations revealed that Kamruddin had accompanied the trio and allegedly offered them sweets laced with poison.
Preliminary findings suggest the victims consumed the ladoos shortly before their deaths. A case of murder has been registered, and further forensic examination is underway.
Police said the Peeragarhi case mirrors earlier incidents in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, and Dholpur, Rajasthan.
In Firozabad, two deaths were reported after victims allegedly consumed poisoned laddoos given by Kamruddin. Murder charges were filed in both cases. A separate murder case was also registered against him in Dholpur, involving another death linked to a similar pattern.
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