Bhubaneswar: In a suspected case of human sacrifice, a woman allegedly tried to kill her 13-year-old daughter at Odisha ’s Jeypore town today.

The police rescued the minor girl and launched a probe into the incident.

As per reports, the widowed woman, identified as Ambika Khosla, has been allegedly practicing sorcery for last several days. However, her daughter was practicing Christianity and visiting church.

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Khosla allegedly tried to sacrifice her daughter by beheading her at their Irrigation Colony house at Jeypore in Odisha’s Koraput district today. However, a few locals came to know about the incident after hearing the victim’s screams and informed police.

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