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Gods still need human sacrifices
MUMBAI: An Indian woman died after being pushed into a flaming pit as a human sacrifice during a religious ritual aimed at placating 'angry gods' blamed for a chicken pox outbreak, media reports said on Wednesday.Jyotsna Tanel, 22, had been suffering from chicken pox when she travelled to Tembi village, near Mumbai, where the ceremony was being held on February 10, indian newspaper the Times of India said. Tanel suffered burns to more than 60 percent of her body after being pushed into a six-foot-deep pit by others at the ceremony, it said. Hearing her cries, some people barged into the homestead and rescued her from the flames, police told the Press Trust of India. She died last Tuesday after being denied medical treatment for five hours by the ceremony's organisers. Police have arrested 15 people. The sacred fire ceremony has long been an important part of Hindu rituals but cases of attempted human sacrifice are rare. Posted by: Fred 2006-02-16 |
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