Man Kills 4-Year-Old for Organ Sale After Watching Money-Making Video

A 27-year-old man named Basudev Korwa, also known as Tangnu, was arrested in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, for allegedly killing his four-year-old cousin to sell the boy’s organs. Police reported that Korwa, who works as an agricultural laborer, got the idea after watching a video online suggesting organ sales as a way to make quick money.

On November 5, Korwa reportedly got his cousin Ramjeet Ram drunk and then took one of his sons, the victim, to his hut. There, he slit the boy’s throat and removed his organs, including the kidneys, according to police sources. The body was later buried near the field where both the accused and the victim lived.

The boy’s father reported his disappearance on November 6, leading villagers to search for him. A villager found the body wrapped in a blanket about 500 meters away from the site. Witnesses also claimed to have seen the child with Korwa before he disappeared.

Upon arrest, police discovered that Korwa had little formal education and no knowledge of how organ transplants worked. He believed an AI assistant on a chatting app would help him find a buyer in Delhi for the organs he stored in a plastic bag. However, the app issued warnings against organ sales in India, which are illegal.

Korwa joined online groups discussing ways to make money but struggled with English, relying instead on the app’s AI feature that responded in Hindi. Police are still trying to identify the exact video he watched as he has no registered profile or browsing history saved.

The man was driven by desperation for more income beyond his daily earnings of a few hundred rupees. Despite warnings from the AI assistant, he proceeded with the plan and chose his trusting nephew as the victim.