The third man who was arrested, Rasheed or Muhammand Shafi, allegedly helped them in the crime and also persuaded them to go through with it.Ī case was registered by Kadavanthra police in Kochi following the report of a missing woman which was filed in September. They allegedly believed the murders would bring them a prosperous life. The alleged killers were Bhagavanth Singh, a massage therapist, and his wife Laila, said the police. Their throats were slit, and their bodies were chopped into pieces and buried in different locations in Thiruvalla, a town in Pathanamthitta district, the police added. Police said Roselin disappeared in June and Padma in September.

The victims Roselin and Padma, both in their early 50s, used to sell lottery tickets in Ernakulam. The couple and one more person, their agent, were arrested on Tuesday. Roselin and Padma, who were from different parts of Ernakulam district, were killed by a couple who wanted to end their financial troubles and get rich, the police said. The Police Commissioner said that the “human sacrifice ritual” happened in the Pathanamthitta district and the manner of killing is indescribable. Kerala Police on Tuesday arrested three persons, including one woman, suspected for luring and killing 2 women allegedly as human sacrifices in black magic rituals, Kochi City Police Commissioner CH Nagaraju said.

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