An Indian man killed his wife and father in what police describe as a human sacrifice ritual.

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A 45-year-old man in West Bengal's Sonamukhi area allegedly killed his wife and elderly father and attempted to attack his brother, believing the murders would serve as a tantric 'human sacrifice' to ward off evil spirits. Police are treating it as a case of ritualistic murder driven by superstition, with local residents having previously reported the man's increasingly erratic behavior.

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The Wire's report is a reputable secondary source that cites police statements and local witnesses. The core allegations are solidly reported, but the characterization as 'human sacrifice' remains the police's framing and has not been tested in court; the facts of the killings themselves are not in dispute.

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