35-year-old Man commits Suicide at Chinnamastika Temple in Jharkhand

35-year-old Man commits Suicide at Chinnamastika Temple in Jharkhand

Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Jan 31, 2017: In a shocking incident that occurred on Tuesday morning at Ramgarh in Jharkhand, a 35-year old CRPF personnel slashed his throat with a scimitar and died on the spot at the gate of famous Chinnamastika temple. The temple was closed right after this incident.

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The man was identified as Sanjay Nutt. He hailed from the Balihar village of Buxar district in Bihar and was posted in Orissa. People who witnessed the incident said that the man was carrying the scimitar alike to one held by the idol of Goddess Chinnamastika, and came to temple with the motive of offering his sacrifice to her.

They also said that in the Tuesday morning, he went to take bath at Bhairavi nadi, returned to temple, offered his prayers and then went outside to circumambulate the temple.

It was then when he reached outside the gate of temple, took out the scimitar and slashed his throat and died on the spot. When contacted, family of the deceased denied the possibilities of any mental illness, but they admitted that he had immense interest in offering prayers. Surprisingly, in contrary to their denial, the family revealed that in the past, there were a few occurrences of 'spirit possession,' mentioned PTI.

Surprisingly, in contrary to their denial, the family revealed that in the past, there were a few occurrences of 'spirit possession' (Mata ka aana) over the deceased, but otherwise, he was completely normal.

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Chinnamstika temple is known for being the second largest 'shaktipeeth' in the world after the Kamakhya temple. It is dedicated to headless deity of goddess Chinnamastika who holds a scimitar in one hand and her severed head in the other.

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