Location: Kochi (Cochin) and Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India (2022)🇮🇳
The Story: In a state renowned for its literacy and progressive values, a horror unfolded that harkened back to a darker age. Two women;Padma and Rosli,both struggling lottery ticket sellers, vanished months apart in 2022. Their disappearances were initially filed as missing persons cases. The investigation took a macabre turn when police, tracing a victim's phone, arrived at the home of Bhagaval Singh, a respected local practitioner of traditional Ayurvedic medicine, and his wife, Laila. A third man, Mohammed Shafi, an occult practitioner, was also implicated. 🤨
The Twist: The respected "healer" and his accomplices confessed to a crime that shattered Kerala's modern self-image. They had lured the vulnerable women with promises of money, then subjected them to ritualistic torture, beheading, and dismemberment in a twisted belief that the human sacrifices would bring them financial prosperity. The remains were buried in a pit on Singh's property. The horror lay in the chilling juxtaposition: a man trusted with healing the community using ancient knowledge had instead weaponized superstition, preying on society's most marginalized to enact a primitive ritual for personal gain. It was a stark reminder that beneath the veneer of progress, a deep-seated belief in black magic could still turn a healer's home into a charnel house. 🙃