Pathanamthitta | Ilantur double murder investigation to a new level. As it became clear that many internal organs were missing from the remains of the victims, the suspicion that human sacrifice was for the organ trade was strengthened. This raises suspicions that the allegation of sorcery was a deliberate scheme by the accused to hide the organ trade.
Preliminary information from the post-mortem conducted at the medical college said that there was no kidney or liver in the dead body of Roslin. The brain was also found to be cut in two. Although the final report of the post-mortem has not been received, the police have collected information from the doctor.
It is clear that the right kidney was missing from Roslin’s body. Also the liver and lungs were absent. Bhagwal Singh has said that Shafi had a desire to eat brains. The accused have also stated that they ate the breast. But the matter of liver and kidney has not come out as statement. With this, the statement of the accused that they performed human sacrifice for witchcraft, the suspicion is being strengthened that the accused are part of the planned moves to get them back through the investigation.
The body was hidden long following the murder. Even if the accused tried to sell the organs, the organs should be transplanted medically with the help of doctors. The discovery of an object similar to a post-mortem table in the room of Bhagwat Singh’s house where the human sacrifice took place adds strength to the suspicion. Police sources also hinted that the body parts were cut into pieces in such a way that the human body structure was known.
Bloodstains were found in the fridge inside the house and there was evidence of human meat being stored in the fridge. The couple said that they kept 10 kg of human flesh inside the house. It is now being seriously debated whether this evidence points to any kind of connection between the accused and the organ mafia.
The phone call records of the first defendant in the case, Muhammad Shafi, will be decisive in the case. The investigation team will also examine whether the double murder in Ilantur is related to the state’s corporate hospital scams.
