Cops found 40L from victim's son in Bikaner, occultist still missing
Jaipur: In a new twist to a case that has spiralled into a complex web of greed and deception, Bikaner police Sunday night recovered Rs 40 lakh allegedly looted by a self-styled occultist who drugged four persons, causing the deaths of three of them, from the son of one of the victims.
The cash was discovered in the trunk of a car belonging to Salman, son of deceased Ghaffar Khan. While the occultist remains missing, Salman has now come under police scrutiny.
The incident, which initially appeared to be a case of occult fraud gone wrong, was an ostensible ritual meant to double Rs 50 lakh, conducted at Ghaffar's residence in Khajuwala. Present at the gathering were occultist B Shiva, Ajmer-based Shaitan Singh and Vikram Singh, Manoj Verma from Jharkhand, Ramswaroop from Jodhpur, Rajendra Poonia—a medical store owner from Khajuwala—Ghaffar, and his son Salman.
According to police, the occultist prepared an offering laced with a toxic substance and served it to all attendees. Ghaffar, Shaitan Singh, and Vikram Singh died, while the others fell ill. Salman survived after vomiting. When Shiva's second attempt to poison him using lemonade failed, Salman reportedly alerted his family.
"Of the Rs 50 lakh, we recovered Rs 40 lakh. The money was first stashed at a relative's place before being moved to the vehicle," an officer said.
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Police suspect that the remaining Rs 10 lakh may have been hidden elsewhere.
Police believe the occultist planned to keep the money by poisoning all attendees, including his accomplices. However, his plan was disrupted when Salman survived and called his family, shifting the greed narrative towards the victim's side. "It is too early to say anything, but there are many contradictions that appeared in what Salman initially told us. We don't even know if there is indeed a person out there by the name of B Shiva or not," said the officer.
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