Severed head of infant found on Hyderabad house terrace

HYDERABAD: The severed head of a five-month-old infant was found on the terrace of a house at Uppal's Chilka Nagar, on the outskirts of the city, on Thursday morning.
Cops are yet to locate the remaining body parts and ascertain the child's identity, said Malkajgiri DCP Ch R Umamaheswara Sarma. The crime was discovered when a resident of the house went to the terrace to dry clothes.
"Because of the lunar eclipse on Wednesday, nobody went to the terrace. Around 11am, I went there and found the baby's head," said V Balalakshmi, 55.

Balalakshmi alerted her family, who in turn, summoned the cops. Police reached the spot with the Clues Team and a dog squad. "We examined the area and also did a 3D scan, which captures the entire crime scene in detail, enabling us to go back and check if we've missed anything. It may be a case of human sacrifice since there was a lunar eclipse on January 31. A probe is underway," said a Clues Team officer.