New Delhi, February 14 An occultist arrested in the Peeragarhi triple-murder case was taken to Loni, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday as part of the investigation. Fresh CCTV footage and material found during searches have provided new leads, police said.
Teams from the Delhi Police took the accused, Kamruddin, to his residence in Loni to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the alleged killing of three persons and to verify the evidence gathered so far in the case.
Police sources said CCTV footage dated February 8 shows the three victims arriving in the Loni area in a white car – the same vehicle in which their bodies were later found abandoned near the Peeragarhi flyover in west Delhi.
The trio parked the car some distance from the accused's house and walked towards it carrying a bag, officials said.
During searches at the accused's premises, investigators found photographs of several girls holding slips containing personal details, such as height, weight, and complexion. Police suspect that the accused used such criteria while allegedly luring women for rituals related to his occult practices.
Books related to tantric rituals were also seized from the premises, officers said.
According to investigators, the accused allegedly demanded specific physical attributes in the women he wanted involved in his so-called "tantra sadhana" and would ask clients to find such women.
The three victims were found dead inside the car on February 8, and investigators suspect that they were poisoned as part of a ritual linked to promises of wealth.
Further investigation is underway.