Tag: Hot Iron

Keonjhar: A two-year-old boy died after being branded with hot iron rod at Binija under Pandapada police Station in the district. The mother of the child branded him with hot iron with the help of neighbours to cure his stomach ache. The baby sustained critical burns on stomach. As his condition deteriorated, his parents rushed […]

Keonjhar: At a time when medical science has transcended barriers, age old superstitions seem to have held ground in the rural areas of the state as far as healthcare is concerned. A 7-year-old being branded with hot iron in Keonjhar today corroborates the fact. The infant from Phuljhara village under Banspal block here was branded […]

Pallahada: In yet another display of superstition-based inhuman behaviour, a three-month-old infant was branded with hot iron by her parents to cure the stomach ailments at Muktapur village here in Angul district. The baby girl has been admitted to the Pallahada Sub-divisional Hospital as her condition deteriorated. She suffers from burn injuries on her stomach. […]

Phulbani: An eight-month-old girl child died while her twin brother was admitted to hospital in critical condition on Sunday after they were branded with hot iron sickle at Totasahi village under Baliguda in Kandhamal district. The twin children of Naveen Digal had taken ill four days back. They suffered from loose motion. Though the couple […]

Nabarangpur: In yet another instance of inhuman practice based on superstition, a 27-day-old baby girl of Kangra village under Tentulikhunti block was branded with hot iron to cure her stomach ailments. The victim has been identified as the daughter of Santoshi Bag and Arun Bag. According to sources, the matter came to the fore after […]

Malkangiri: A two-month-old baby boy of Chitrangapalli village in Malkangiri district was rushed to the district headquarters hospital today after being branded with hot iron by a village quack. According to reports, the parents, suspecting stomach pain of their child, consulted a village quack today. The quack applied iron branding on the tummy of the […]

Nabarangpur: There seems to be no end to branding of infants with hot iron in the tribal dominated Nabarangpur district of Odisha.