Gujarat Police: ‘Sodium nitrite' killer ‘tantrik’ murdered 12 in Gujarat

The Gujarat police said on Sunday that a ‘tantrik’,who was arrested earlier this month for allegedly plotting to kill a man in Ahmedabad, passed away in custody.

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They, however, claimed the accused admitted to killing 12 people by administering a toxic chemical.

The Sarkhej police arrested Navalsinh Chavda around 1 am on December 3 when he was on his way to commit the crime, after his business partner tipped the police off.

The police secured Chavda's remand till 3 pm on December 10 for further probe into his occult practices and possible involvement in human sacrifices.

However, the accused fell ill on Sunday morning and died while being moved to a hospital.

The accused, he added, had confessed to killing 12 people using a chemical called sodium nitrite.