Couple decapitate themselves at the same time using home-made guillotine with their heads then rolling into a fire in ritualistic sacrifice in India
- Hemubhai Makwana, 38, and wife Hansaben, 35, died in the sacrifice yesterday
- The couple, of Gujarat, India, are survived by two children, parents and relatives
A husband and wife have killed themselves by decapitation with a home-made guillotine so they could offer their heads as a sacrifice in India, according to police.
Hemubhai Makwana, 38, and his wife Hansaben, 35, ‘severed’ their heads with a ‘guillotine-like mechanism’ into a ‘fire altar’ for a ritual sacrifice in Vinchhiya, Gujarat, India, yesterday.
Vinchhiya Police sub-inspector Indrajeetsinh Jadeja said the ‘ritual’ was carried out between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, and the couple left a note for their two children, parents and relatives who live nearby.
Mr Jadeja said the note urged their relatives to take care of their children and parents.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination, and a case of accidental death has been registered.
Hemubhai Makwana, 38, and his wife Hansaben, 35, ‘severed’ their heads with a ‘guillotine-like mechanism’ into a ‘fire altar’ for a ritual sacrifice in Vinchhiya, Gujarat, India, yesterday
Vinchhiya Police sub-inspector Indrajeetsinh Jadeja said the ‘ritual’ was carried out between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, and the couple left a note for their two children, parents and relatives who live nearby
The couple’s family members said the pair had been offering prayers in their home every day since last year.
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