An Indian couple have reportedly died by suicide after utilizing a selfmade guillotine to sever their very own heads in a sacrificial ritual, police have stated.

Vinchhiya Police added Hemubhai Makwana, 38, stated to be a farmer, and his spouse Hansaben, 35, apparently used the makeshift gadget of their farm hut someday between Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.

"The couple first prepared a fire altar before putting their heads under a guillotine-like mechanism held by a rope," Vinchiya police sub-inspector Indrajitsinh Jadeja informed the Hindustan Times.

He added: "It is believed they pulled up the blades of the guillotine themselves and released it in such a manner, that their heads fell into a havan kund".

A havan kund is a conventional hearth pit generally utilized in a ritual throughout which choices are made to please the gods.

A notice was stated to be discovered close by, asking their dad and mom to take care of their kids, aged 12 and 13, who discovered their torsos after returning dwelling.

The notice additionally stated their deaths had been suicide, and no person else was concerned, the Times of India stated.

The paper added the youngsters had been despatched to dwell with their maternal uncle.

Mr Jadeja stated the couple had been praying to the god Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, day by day for the final yr in a shrine they constructed on their property.

Enquiries are underway to find out if the beheadings had been a part of a "black magic" ritual, however Mr Jadeja stated he was ruling nothing out.

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