A man and his daughter were arrested for allegedly sacrificing a four-year-old boy at Naheri village in UP, police said on Saturday.
The body of Vishal with nail-marks and other injuries was found on Friday evening, they said.
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Locals have alleged that the duo performed some exorcism ritual as they wanted to improve their economic condition through the exercise, police said.
A case of murder has been registered against the accused Narender (55) and his daughter Joshi (25) following which they have been arrested.
The body has been sent for a postmortem.
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