Couple arrested for torturing woman through occultism

NewKerala.com-- A couple was arrested for inflicting physical torture on a mentally sick woman during treatment through occult methods, which led to her death. According to an FIR lodged by victim's father, his daughter Sarita(30), a resident of Bandrawas locality here, was mentally sick for sometime and was being treated by a doctor.

On September 2, Sarita's mother-in-law and husband took her to an ''occultist'' couple Om Prakash Balmiki alias Pinky and his wife Shallu for treatment.

Sarita was kept at the couple's place and during a week-long treatment, the woman was allegedly beaten up and tortured physically by the couple.

On Thursday evening , she was taken to PBM Hospital in an unconscious condition where doctors declared her brought dead.

The ''occultist'' couple were arrested by the police and the role of deceased's mother-in-law and husband was also being probed, the police sources said.