2 Children Lifeless, 2 In Hospital After “Sorcery” Attempt In Bengal: Police
The incident took place in Kadamtali village in Gajole police station house on Friday (Representational)
Malda:
Two kids died and two have been injured after sorcery practices have been allegedly carried out on them in West Bengal’s Malda district, police mentioned nowadays.
The incident took place in Kadamtali village in Gajole police station house on Friday evening, an officer mentioned.
“The deceased boys have been elderly 5 and 7 whilst two sisters elderly 3 and 6 were admitted to Malda Scientific School and Hospital. An investigation has been initiated and the reason for the deaths is but to be ascertained,” district Superintendent of Police Alok Rajoria mentioned.
Folks of the youngsters, they all day-to-day wagers, have mentioned that sorcery practices have been carried out at the 4 girls and boys when they fell subconscious upon their go back from a close-by jungle on Friday night. The youngsters had long past there to play, they mentioned.
Initial investigation has instructed that the youngsters may have eaten some toxic end result within the jungle, a police officer mentioned.
Native Trinamool Congress MLA Dipali Biswas visited the village nowadays. She additionally visited the youngsters within the medical institution. “It is a case of superstition. The youngsters may have survived had the fogeys taken them to medical doctors as a substitute of sorcerers. I’ve prompt the villagers to shun such superstitious ideals,” she mentioned.
A scientific group has additionally been despatched to the village, well being officers mentioned.
