Graves desecrated in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa, police suspect occult link | Indore News
INDORE: Graves of five women and a man were found desecrated at two cemeteries in MP’s Khandwa district, leaving the families anguished and alarmed.The disturbing incident came to light when relatives went to visit the graves. In one instance, a woman’s grave was found open near the feet, with soil removed and the shroud partially uncovered. “We received complaints at two police stations on Tuesday, following which teams were sent to the spot and a case was registered. A few suspects were taken in for questioning. We got some leads from them, and all angles are being investigated,” said DIG Siddharth Bahuguna.Local authorities suspect occult practices, but the families remain unconvinced, asserting that the condition of the graves points to a much bigger crime. The graves appeared to have been carefully chosen, with the area near the feet specifically targeted, they say.
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Senior officials, including the city SP and tehsildar, visited both graveyards. Police registered a case against unidentified individuals for disrupting the sanctity of the burial process and initiated an investigation. Cyber experts have been deployed to trace potential suspects through mobile tower dumps.Haji Ayub, a local resident, said that he buried his mother just three days ago and discovered the grave disturbed during a routine visit. Another man who buried his 60-year-old wife over the weekend found the earth near the feet removed and the mat displaced, with the body partially visible and misaligned. “This cannot be the work of animals. There is definite human involvement with wrong intentions,” he said.ASP Mahendra Tarnekar said police received information from Moghat and Kotwali police stations and responded immediately. “Two FIRs have been registered under section 301 BNS for trespassing on burial places or places of worship, or causing disturbance to those places, and evidence is being collected. Multiple angles are under investigation,” said ASP Tarnekar.“The way the graves were opened does not point towards necrophilia. There is a strong possibility that this was done for occult practices, and we are looking for some occultists who are currently absconding,” he added. Police are also questioning the cemeteries’ caretakers and others associated with the sites.
