Patna, Oct. 24 -- Panic gripped Jitan Chapra village under Ranitalab police station in Bihar's Patna district on Saturday after the severed head of a toddler was discovered inside a local Durga temple.
Villagers spotted the head of the approximately one-and-a-half-year-old boy in the temple and immediately alerted police. A police team rushed to the spot and launched an investigation.
The child was the youngest son of local resident Ranju Yadav.
According to initial information, the boy's elder brother, Ajit Kumar, had carried the toddler from their home in his arms to the temple, located about 200 metres away.
Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Paliganj Sub-Divisional Police Officer, said, "Upon receiving the information, the police team took prompt...