The three accused in the brutal human sacrifice case were on Thursday sent to 12-days police custody.
Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court sent the accused – Bhagaval Singh, his wife Laila, and Muhammed Shafi to police custody.
Kochi City Police Commissioner CH Nagaraju confirmed that the three were arrested on Tuesday and the next day they were sent to judicial custody for three weeks.
As per the police remand report, the husband-wife pair of Bhagaval Singh and Laila conspired with the “prime accused” Muhammed Shafi to commit the crimes. The police remand report of the accused mentions the shocking “human sacrifices” were suspected to have been committed as part of a ritual to obtain financial benefits.
Kochi Police Commissioner CH Nagraju addressing a press conference told reporters that Shafi, the main accused, was a pervert and has a criminal past.
