Four-year-old boy beheaded in human sacrifice in southern India

This is a very disturbing news from India. Last week, I mentioned about a Muslim family being viciously attacked by fanatic Hindu mob in the suspicion that the victims had eaten beef. 
This time it is about a four year-old-boy who has been beheaded in a gruesome "human sacrifice" ritual in a rural village in southern India. The news below is from the Independent, UK.
Indian media reports a 35-year-old Hindu man abducted the little boy as he was returning home from nursery in the remote Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh state.
The man, named as Tirumala Rao, is reported to have beheaded the child in a ritual to honour the Hindu Goddess Kali and he was alleged to be seeking "divine powers", according the Times of India.
Mr Rao was discovered next to the little boy's, named locally as Manu Sagar, body.
Police officers believe he strangled the boy before chopping his head off as they found rope at the scene.
You can read the full report by clicking here. 

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