Tag: Hot Iron Branding Of Infant

Rourkela: Another infant has fallen prey to the inhuman practice of hot iron rod branding. The victim, a one-month old baby of Deogaon under Raghunathpalli police limits in Rourkela, died while under treatment at the government hospital. The baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his condition deteriorated following hot iron rod branding by […]

Nabarangpur: In another case of brutality against infants based on superstition, a 24-day-old baby girl was branded with hot iron rod in Ghodakhunta Village of Dabugaon block in Nabarangpur district. According to sources, the infant has been admitted to the district headquarters hospital in a critical condition following the hot iron branding. The infant is […]

Nabarangpur: In yet another case of superstitious practice that has proved to be the bane of the district, a 33-day-old girl child was branded with hot iron to cure her of some ailment by a quack at Pujariguda village under Kosagumuda block. The infant daughter of Laxmi Harijan and Padalam Harijan was branded with the […]