Branded With Hot Iron

Paralakhemundi: An elderly man was branded with a red hot iron by his superstitious family members in the name of curing illness at Guluba village in Gajapati district on Tuesday. The seriously injured victim, identified as Junasa Kandha…

Nuapada: A four-month-old baby died after being branded with a hot iron as part of a traditional cure in Boden block Odisha’s Nuapada district. According to reports, one Laladhar Bacha and his wife Janani of Kusamkhunta village in Boden…