A mentally disturbed man allegedly sacrificed his eight-month-old son at Narainipurwa village in Barabanki district today, police said here.
Rajkumar Kanaujia sacrificed his infant son by hacking him with a sharp-edged weapon while his wife was cooking food, police said.
Kanaujia, who was later arrested, told police that he had a dream last night about sacrificing his son.
The accused is mentally disturbed and is undergoing treatment for the past six months, police said.
