According to Gujarat police on Sunday, a “tantrik” who was detained earlier this month on suspicion of planning to murder a man in Ahmedabad died while being held. The accused, they said, acknowledged using a poisonous substance to kill twelve people.
After receiving a tip from his business colleague, Navalsinh Chavda was apprehended by the Sarkhej police at around 1 am on December 3, just as he was about to perform the crime. Chavda was placed under detention until 3 p.m. on December 10 by the police in order to conduct additional investigation into his occult activities and potential involvement in human sacrifices.
However, the accused fell ill on Sunday morning and died while being moved to a hospital. A Police officer told news agency PTI, “Around 10 am on Sunday, Chavda fell ill and was rushed to the civil hospital in an ambulance, but the doctors declared him dead on arrival”. He stated that the defendant had admitted to using sodium nitrite, a chemical, to kill twelve individuals.
The official said, “The accused confessed to 12 murders during interrogation, and all deaths had occurred due to consumption of sodium nitrite”.
What is sodium nitrite?
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shivam Verma, during occult rituals, the accused forced his victims to ingest sodium nitrite dissolved in water.
The defendants killed a man in Ahmedabad, six in Surendranagar, including three of his family members, three in Rajkot, and one each in Wankaner (Morbi district) and Anjar (Kutch district), Verma continued.
The police explained his method of operation by stating that he purchased sodium nitrite, a dry-cleaning agent, from a laboratory in Surendranagar, his birthplace. A person can die from a heart attack after using the drug for around 20 minutes.
The accused declared his ability to work magic and miracles and referred to himself as a “bhuvaji.”
He used to lure his victims by promising to increase their wealth and fix their issues, they alleged.
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