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Man arrested in Chhattisgarh over alleged killing of four-year-old for organs
Police arrested a 27-year-old man in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, over the alleged killing of his four-year-old cousin.
Police say the man, an agricultural labourer, wanted to make more money than he earned from daily work.
They say he got the idea after using an AI assistant in a chat app and watching a video that described organ sales as profitable.
The boy’s body was found after his father reported him missing, and police say the man had removed organs and kept them in a plastic bag.
Police say the man had no buyer, did not understand how transplants worked and expected someone from Delhi to purchase the organs.
The case shows how online content fed a plan based on false assumptions, although the AI assistant also warned him that organ sales were illegal in India.
Police have not identified the video he watched, and no further steps in the case are described.
Police in Chhattisgarh arrested a 27-year-old man accused of killing his four-year-old relative and removing the child’s organs.
Police said the accused intended to sell the organs after watching online content that suggested organ sales could bring quick money.
The child’s father reported him missing the day after the alleged killing, and villagers joined a search.
The body was found wrapped in a blanket nearly 500 metres from the field where the child and accused lived in separate huts.
Police said the accused had no buyer and did not understand how organ transplants worked.
- Who
- Basudev Korwa, also known as Tangnu, a 27-year-old agricultural labourer, was arrested. The victim was his four-year-old cousin’s son.
- What
- He is accused of killing the child and removing organs, allegedly intending to sell them.
- When
- The alleged killing took place on November 5, 2026. Police reported the arrest on November 9.
- Where
- Sanna village in Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- Police said Korwa wanted to make money after watching online content about organ sales.
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Korwa allegedly lured the boy with chicken, fed him liquor, and took him to his hut.
The boy’s father reported him missing, and villagers searched for him.
A villager found the boy’s body wrapped in a blanket nearly 500 metres from the field.
Police said Korwa had been arrested and described the alleged motive.
- Accused
- Basudev Korwa, also known as Tangnu
- Age of victim
- Four years old
- Location
- Sanna village, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh
- Alleged killing
- November 5, 2026
- Body found
- Nearly 500 metres from the field where the child and accused lived in separate huts
What people are saying
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Yet the assistant issued warnings that organ sale was prohibited in India and that there were laws against it. Still, the accused went ahead with the plan.