Man with hydrophobia kills elderly woman, eats her flesh; arrested by Rajasthan Police
First Published: 28th May, 2023 12:28 IST
The officials took the accused, suspected to be suffering from hydrophobia, under custody and admitted him to a hospital
Rajasthan Police has arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly killed an elderly woman and ate her flesh in Rajasthan’s Pali district. The officials took the accused, suspected to be suffering from hydrophobia, under custody and admitted him to a hospital. The accused has been identified as Surendra Thakur, a resident of Mumbai.
Thakur has been booked under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and also charged with cannibalism, reported India Today.
Doctors at Bangar Hospital said Surendra Thakur “is suffering from hydrophobia” — a fear of water caused by late-stage rabies infection — possibly because he was bitten by a “rabid dog” in the past and did not get the right treatment.
According to the police, which quoted eyewitnesses, the incident happened in Saradhana village under Sendra police station on Friday. The victim, 65-year-old Shanti Devi, had gone to graze her cattle when the accused attacked her with a stone and killed her, they said.
“The accused is behaving like a mentally sick patient and in an aggressive manner. We have admitted him to the hospital where his medical examination is going on. Even in the hospital, he created a ruckus, after which he was tied up by the nursing staff on a bed,” Jaitaran Deputy Superintendent of Police Sukhram Bishnoi said.
He said the accused had come to Sendra from Mumbai on a bus, which was confirmed by a bus ticket.
Shanti Devi’s son Biren Kathat lodged a police complaint accusing him of killing his mother and eating her flesh.
“I was returning after grazing goats when I saw the man who was eating the flesh of the deceased woman. I got scared and ran from the spot,” witness Kathat said, adding he also saw the blood-stained face of the accused. Initially, locals were frightened after seeing the accused, but when he tried to escape they chased him and caught him and handed him over to the police.
“A patient has been admitted to Bangar Hospital who is suffering from hydrophobia. It is possible that a rabid dog might have bitten him in the past. He might not have got vaccinated and because of this, he developed hydrophobia or rabies,” Dr Praveen said. Meanwhile, the police handed over the body of the woman to the family members after the autopsy.
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