Keonjhar, Mar 14: In a shocking instance of superstition, the family members of a dead girl child reportedly branded her body with hot metal to revive her in Turamunga area of Odisha’s Keonjhar district.
The incident has been reported from Purandapur village under Turamunga police limits in the district.
As per reports, Tankadhar Maharana’s two daughters Lipi and Itishree, died due to complications from diarrhea. Itishree succumbed while she was being taken to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and Lipi breathed her last during treatment at the hospital.
Sources said that the family members of the duo were devastated following their demise and resorted to brand Lipi’s body with a hot metal to resurrect her.
Upon getting the information, police arrived at the spot and launched a probe into the matter.