A three-week old baby girl buried alive near a pond in India for hours miraculously survived after locals heard her cries and dug her out.
Residents in Shahjahanpur heard the cries of the infant on Friday evening, when temperatures had dropped to just 37F (3C).
They quickly dug her frigid body out and rushed her to a hospital where her condition was stabilized.
A police investigation found out the infant's parents - a 30-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, had buried their third-born along with two relatives on the instructions of a shaman who claimed the infant was possessed.
Police said they have arrested the father, the aunt, her husband and the shaman while the mother remains on the run.
Subhash Chandra Shakya, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) said: 'The baby was buried alive by her maternal aunt Aasma after she was asked to do so by the parents of the baby.
'This step was taken on the advice of a Tantrik who had claimed that the baby girl was possessed and her presence at home could destroy their life.
'We have arrested the tantrik, uncle, aunt and the father but the mother is still absconding.'
A 'tantrik' is a practitioner of tantra - which is another branch of the Hindu and Buddhist belief systems.