Human Sacrifices by Some Misguided, Inhuman Elements among Hindus

Though human sacrifices are nowhere mandated by the Vedas, regarded as the canonical foundation of Hinduism, references to it in Hindu lore do exist, such as Harishchandra having to sacrifice Shunahashepa or Ghatodkach’s first meeting with Bheem relating to a human sacrifice. That such sacrifices have existed in Hindu history has been acknowledged even in a noted Hindu right-wing portal-

https://swarajyamag.com/culture/the-fascinating-story-of-a-shaktipeeth-in-meghalaya-sending-soil-and-water-for-bhoomi-puja-at-ayodhya

This idea of killing a human being for religious rites is abhorrent even to most of the devout Hindus today, but is still done by a loony fringe of Hindus. Some reports of human sacrifices or attempts at the same in recent years are stated hereunder-

https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/odisha-priest-kills-man-to-offer-human-sacrifice-for-coronavirus-1682830-2020-05-28?fbclid=IwAR1nzOFAyNerUqVQhQFxWid-Rt6n_Akm35OJpQZHPtrklSg7-RddOPh_pvU

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/odisha-woman-four-year-old-daughter-witchcraft-good-fortune-well-drinks-blood-849386-2017-06-20?fbclid=IwAR02EgogNu6sbMUUsRgBiQOSRGqFIpZpadRrlB8sPnc5UPcaGHr4_Zx5MSI

https://www.news18.com/news/india/science-teacher-and-family-members-try-to-sacrifice-three-year-old-girl-in-assam-held-2220361.html?fbclid=IwAR3Hj5hhtrHqXMmKUwqvHE9eweP2JaZrEqmB47GlqtPSwmGokiz3R2mvvCE

https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/odisha-man-beheads-12-year-old-nephew-to-appease-deities-for-good-harvest-1545655-2019-06-09?fbclid=IwAR2g5g2bsGqzKGEEj6Addbo21dda6_kH-2y2A0uzXp7tJuUvcFdkMYMYdok

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-police-arrest-four-killing-10-year-old-girl-human-sacrifice-58148?fbclid=IwAR0crDAfJy0xG9Uc_qk9fwBK8vQMYK1TsUL3puzkQbmgzrnAARBAOtB7kVs

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2454853/Indian-father-kills-month-old-son-axe-appease-Hindu-goddess-destruction-rebirth.html?fbclid=IwAR17OEWJ96mbJEj0Dv3qGCH9bTNdYFQ3EA82mT8DhKj5mj_nls5CkKYI7jc

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Tribal-sacrificed-in-Jharkhand-for-rain/articleshow/47507746.cms?fbclid=IwAR3exBBiBeUy7T7oxoLjp7i4u6nQubPSo91NEdn6lC1squuwLkp29gkMIcs

https://www.ap7am.com/lv-277719-child-sacrifice-on-lunar-eclipse-day-in-hyderabad-face-to-face-with-mother-of-house-owner-rajshekhar.html?fbclid=IwAR3f7vie2IkK0hNqZXuOG6AItdjJZay0ra_yp-4ohPsRNPkRayu1aGCJFFg 

To fellow Hindus, I'd say that  we need to take stock of things like these before boasting of being liberal and progressive, which is not to say that other communities should act smug and not do their introspection about their practices at variance with modern human rights norms (here's an example of a Saudi muslim doing something similar - https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/this-is-serious/saudi-man-killed-his-baby-because-he-thought-it-was-a-jinn-2843689/?fbclid=IwAR10UwRReDQm4EmCPcAQU6SmZXFGV87zaHM5YvE9h_wsK_cMKEQzbNtm61g, here's one of an Indian Muslim - https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/jodhpur-rajasthan-father-slits-daughter-throat-ramzan-human-sacrifice-1256365-2018-06-10 and here's one of an American Christian - https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/man-who-was-often-seen-reading-the-bible-in-a-texas-town-lured-3-people-to-his-motel-room-and-sacrificed-them-say-police/ar-AAP4fX4?ocid=mailsignout&li=AAgfYGb&fbclid=IwAR2rxSanaKTrpcWtiCz7_0kwJyCXyT9dsF3zOnJSeOsuF43DZJFEm1U-kaQ).