Agra: Girl's body dug out, head severed for black magic

The accused, Bhoora alias Hubblal and Munnalal, were caught by a mobile police team on the night of February 21 when they were reburying the headless body at the city's Tajganj cremation ground.

Police recovered the severed head and a spade from them. Munnalal, a resident of Etah, was working at the cremation ground and his associate Hubblal of Itmaduddaulah was a history-sheeter.

During interrogation, they told police that the body was buried two days earlier. And on instructions of a tantrik that if the skull of the girl was burnt, it could turn into gold, the duo conceived the plan.

They were yesterday evening produced before a local court, which sent them to jail.

Police said the family of the dead girl was being contacted.