Minor girl beaten with stick over superstition

Balasore: Superstition continues its grip on the State as a minor girl was beaten in the middle of the road with a stick by a sorcerer in presence of her family members and locals in Jaipur village under Nilagiri police limits here on Thursday.

According to reports, the health condition of the girl continued to be poor since last two years. Family members of the girl said they tried to cure her by taking her to many doctors in the district but it yielded no results. Therefore, after losing faith in medicinal treatment, they hired a sorcerer to cure her.

Meanwhile, family members have denied responding to the matter.

Even when police was informed they did not take any action and declined to comment on the matter.

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