India, Aug. 28 -- A property dealer in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj allegedly chopped his 17-year-old nephew into pieces under the influence of a tantrik to end difficulties in his life, police said on Thursday.

Police said the accused, Sharan Singh, suffered losses in business. His two children died by suicide, and his brother succumbed to an illness.

Deputy police commissioner (city) Abhishek Bharti said Singh has confessed to his crime, and they were looking for the tantrik. He added that Singh led the police in recovering the body parts and told the investigators that he was in shock due to his daughter's and son's suicide.

Police said the tantrik asked him to sacrifice someone of the age of his own children to remove his problems. He...