Kalahandi (Odisha): A bereaved family in Odisha took to an occultist in the hope of resurrecting their son Satish Gopal, who had died after being bitten by a venomous snake on Thursday.
Gopal's his family, reportedly, took the occultist inside a morgue at Kalahandi District Headquarters Hospital to bring the 21-year-old boy back to life.
The kin of Satish Gopal (21), reportedly took the so-called sorcerer inside a morgue at Kalahandi District Headquarters
Hospital to perform witchcraft in a bid to bring back the dead to life.
"The occultist performed witchcraft for around three hours inside the morgue," said a police official.
The deceased, a resident of Dumerbahal village in Keshinga, was first rushed to the Keshinga Community Health Centre on Wednesday night after he was bitten by a venomous snake. The youth was later referred to the District Headquarters Hospital, Bhawanipatana where he died while undergoing treatment.
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Palpable tension prevailed at the hospital after the family members called an occultist and allegedly opened the morgue without permission in an attempt to infuse life into Gopal.
