A 27-year-old man in Chhattisgarh has been arrested for allegedly murdering his four-year-old cousin’s son and removing his kidneys, lungs and eyes in an attempt to sell the organs online. Police said the accused was influenced by content on social media.
The accused, identified as Basudev, alias Tangnu, was arrested on Sunday after the child’s body was discovered stuffed inside a sack and dumped in a pit in a field at Lodhenapath Mahua village in Jashpur district.
According to Jashpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lal Umed Singh, the victim’s father, Ramjeet Ram, 36, had filed a complaint at Sanna police station on Saturday, reporting that his son, Jitendra Ram, had been missing since November 5.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident to establish the circumstances surrounding the murder and the accused’s alleged attempt to sell the organs online.
