Couple decapitated themselves at the same time in ritualistic sacrifice in in Vinchhiya, Gujarat, India, over the weekend

Hemubhai Makwana, 38, and his wife Hansaben, 35, ‘severed’ their heads with a ‘guillotine-like mechanism’ into a ‘fire altar’ for a ritual sacrifice

Police said the ‘ritual’ was carried out between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon April 16.on Sunday

Couple left suicide note for their two children, parents, and relatives who live nearby, urging relatives to take care of their children and parents

Hemubhai Makwana [left], and his wife Hansaben [right], ‘severed’ their heads with a ‘guillotine-like mechanism’ into a ‘fire altar’ for a ritual sacrifice in Vinchhiya, Gujarat, India, on Sunday

A husband and wife have reportedly killed themselves by decapitation so they could offer their heads as a sacrifice in India.
According to police, Hemubhai Makwana, 38, and his wife Hansaben, 35, ‘severed’ their heads with a ‘guillotine-like mechanism’ into a ‘fire altar’ for a ritual sacrifice in Vinchhiya, Gujarat, India, on Sunday.
Vinchhiya Police sub-inspector Indrajeetsinh Jadeja said the ‘ritual’ was carried out between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon April 16.
The couple left a note for their two children, parents, and relatives who live nearby.
Mr. Jadeja said the note urged their relatives to take care of their children and parents.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination, and a case of accidental death has been registered.

Scene of ritual self-decapitation of Hemubhai Makwana and his wife Hansaben which happened in Vinchhiya, Gujarat, India, on Sunday

The couple’s family members said the pair had been offering prayers in their home every day since last year.
It comes after two women were abducted, tortured and beheaded as part of what was feared to be a black magic human sacrifice ritual last October.
Bhagaval Singh, a traditional healer who treated patients in his home, his wife Laila, and Mohammed Shafi, an ‘occult practitioner’, were detained in Kerala, India, after the bodies of Padmam, 57, and Rosili, 49, were discovered.
The pair had been ‘severely tortured’ and the accused allegedly lured them to their home by promising money.  The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination, and a case of accidental death has been registered.

Bhagaval Singh, [left], a traditional healer who treated patients in his home, along with his wife Laila Shafi [right], were accused of sacrificing two women in India. The pair were arrested last October

Shafi was said to have befriended the couple through social media after creating a fake profile, then encouraged them to carry out the sacrifice. 
Black magic is still practiced in parts of India supposedly to aid fertility, bring wealth, affect the weather and cure people of illnesses.