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Priest 'surrenders' after man decapitated in sacrifice for gods to cure coronavirus

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A murder investigation is underway in India after a priest allegedly cut off a man's head as part of a ritual sacrifice to ward off coronavirus.

Holy man Sansari Ojha, 72, has reportedly been arrested after admitting killing a man inside a temple to appease the gods in an effort to rid the world of the pandemic.

The bizarre claims are emerging from a town in India, with a report by India.com calling it a shocking incident of religious practice.

The Brahman temple priest is alleged to have butchered his victim, 52-year-old Saroj Kumar Pradhan, with an axe after an argument broke out.

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