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8 arrested for allegedly consuming human flesh

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 7/29/2021 3:16:59 PM

Tenkasi, July 28 Eight people in Kallurani village in Tenkasi tehsil of Tamil Nadu have been arrested for allegedly exhuming and consuming human flesh during a temple festival at Sakthi Pothi Sudalai Madasamy Temple on Saturday. The men reportedly belong to the 'Samiyadi' community. In a video captured during the annual event, one Samiyadi (god-man) was seen entering a trance, dancing and holding a human skull on a sword. A few other Samiyadis were caught on camera trying to bite the remaining tissue on the skull. After the village administrative officer filed a complaint, the accused were detained for questioning. When the police asked them about allegedly having exhumed and consumed human remains, they said they were not aware of the human remains and did not know what they were doing since they were in a trance.