# CJI photo used in tantric ritual for bail in Chhattisgarh 2026-08-08T22:58:26+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Bilaspur police on Saturday detained Rishikesh Kumar for performing a tantric ritual at a crematorium to secure bail for his relative. Kumar allegedly used a photograph of Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha along with fish, lemons and vermilion during the ceremony in Devri village. Police SP Rajneesh Singh said three accomplices fled. Kumar told investigators he and his friends acted after watching a video by a tantric who claimed the ritual would help get bail. His relative Priyanshu is in custody for a stabbing case. Police recovered photos of Priyanshu and the victim. SP Singh warned that no ritual can win bail and action will follow against such acts. ## Coverage - aajtak.in - aajtak.in (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:07:23+00:00. Tags: घर का बना नाश्ता, व्रत रेसिपी, साबूदाना पापड़, सावन सोमवार, स्वास्थ्य टिप्स Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cji-photo-used-in-tantric-ritual-for-bail-in-chhattisgarh/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cji-photo-used-in-tantric-ritual-for-bail-in-chhattisgarh/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/