A tantrik and his four associates were arrested today for allegedly killing a youth for performing witchcraft earlier this month, a police official said.
According to Superintendent of Police (City) Shravan Kumar Singh, tantrik Bunti Saini and his associates -- Rajendra Yadav, Vinod Saini, Laxman Saini and Sonu Saini -- allegedly killed Sachin on April 2 for performing witchcraft.
The accused are residents of areas under Sadar Bazaar police station.
The arrests were made based on a complaint of the father of the deceased, police said.