Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police got taken aback after a mother admitted to killing her four-year-old child for human sacrifice. The barbaric murder happened in the Sultanpur district, which shattered the senses of localities. Police say the woman murdered her child after coercion from an occult practitioner who assured accomplishment in her life.

The police confirmed it is 35-year-old Manju Devi who quieted the village by killing her child. After consultation with the occult practitioner, Manju took her child to a temple and chopped off the young fated one to pieces near the deity. The weapons used for murder have been recovered. The search for the occult practitioner has been strengthened, who is still at large.