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Shakahola cult: Death toll rises as more bodies found in forest

Detectives retrieve bodies from shallow mass graves within the Shakahola forest. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Sixteen fresh bodies were retrieved from seven shallow graves inside the Shakahola forest, sparking concerns that more followers of the cult were still dying and being buried in the area.

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