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Rs 2 crore and 5 laddoos: How a Baba ‘lured’ three people to their deaths in Delhi

Rs 2 crore and 5 laddoos: How a Baba ‘lured’ three people to their deaths in Delhi

On February 8, a woman in Outer Delhi spotted an open-door Tata Tigor parked near Peeragarhi Chowk. Upon closer inspection, she found three bodies inside — a woman (Laxmi Devi), a man (Shiv Naresh Singh), and another man (Randhir Singh). The woman's family identified Randhir and his employee Shiv. The woman, a patient attendant living alone in Jahangirpuri, worked with Shiv through a mutual friend.

Police traced the car's number plate to a woman in Ranhola, who identified the deceased as her husband. CCTV footage revealed an elderly man named Kamruddin exiting the car with a pink packet before heading towards Burari. Kamruddin, a 70-year-old self-styled occultist from Loni, Ghaziabad, was arrested and charged with luring the victims with promises of turning Rs 2 lakh into Rs 2 crore through an occult ritual called 'Dhanvarsha'.

The trio was allegedly told to bring Rs 2 lakh in cash, liquor, and cold drinks for the ritual. Kamruddin allegedly bought besan laddoos, mixed them with sleeping pills and poisonous substances, and instructed the victims to consume them. After consuming the poisoned ladoos and alcohol, the victims were heavily intoxicated and stopped at Peeragarhi, where Randhir stopped the car. Kamruddin allegedly took the cash and fled, leaving the victims in the car.

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