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August 25, 2009
Asian Human Rights Commission
On
12 August, seven-year-old Juni Kumari was found missing from her home in the
village of Ghagni in the state of Bihar, India. On 15 August, her body was
found abandoned in a sugarcane field near her village. Juni's mother recovered
the girl's body. Her head had been shaven and sandalwood paste applied to her
forehead. Finding that her daughter had been murdered, she approached the local
police to file a complaint.
The
police investigation revealed that the girl was a victim of a human sacrifice
conducted by some Hindu priests in the village. One priest, a prime suspect in
the case, was reportedly arrested by the police.
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About
AHRC:
The Asian Human Rights Commission is a regional non-governmental organisation
monitoring and lobbying human rights issues in Asia. The Hong Kong-based group
was founded in 1984.
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