The Delhi High Court upheld a death sentence given...

The Delhi High Court upheld a death sentence given to Shakila and Babu Lal for sacrificing one-and-half-year-old girl in a witchcraft fertility ritual. The prosecutor Anil Soni said Shakila had arranged the performance of withcraft for the benefit of her daughter Chaman, who was childless after three years of marriage, in the Sultanpuri area of West Delhi on October 2, 1987 and Babu Lal had picked up for sacrifice one-and-half-year-old Kavita from the neighbourhood. The child was allegedly burnt with acid and her body was later found in a nearby water tank.