3-Month-Old Baby Keeps Catching Fire On Its Own

In a rare medical condition, a three-month old baby boy from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu keeps catching fire spontaneously. The bizarre incident has stunned local doctors, and spooked the villagers who blame paranormal forces for the phenomenon, local media report said.

Rahul, second son of farmhands Karnan and Rajeshwari from Villupuram village, seemed as healthy and normal as any other baby at birth. But since then, the baby reportedly burst into flames at least four times, beginning when he was just nine days old.

In the latest incident, the baby suffered extensive burns and is being treated at Kilpauk Medical College hospital in Chennai, the state’s capital. According to Rahul's parents, each time the child caught fire spontaneously and there was no source of fire in the vicinity. Read more.........3-Month-Old Indian Infant Keeps Catching Fire

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Children made to walk on fire, glass for ‘confidence’

SURAT: This could be an extreme lesson in testing the endurance of children as young as 10-14 years. A city school on Tuesday night made the kids walk on burning coal and broken glass pieces as their parents watched. Read More................Children made to walk on fire, glass for ‘confidence’

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Devotees perform rituals with fire pots on their heads and hands at Bibi-Mata temple

Devotees perform rituals with fire pots on their heads and hands at Bibi-Mata temple

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Principal opens fire to intimidate students!

Lucknow: Principal of a secondary school was arrested for allegedly opening fire with his licenced revolver to intimidate students in Uttar Pradesh's Shrawasti district.

Raj Kumar Yadav, the principal of Ram Dulary Higher secondary school in Shyam Nagar Nadona village, was screening the students appearing in the examinations when he slapped one of them following which he started bleeding, police said. Read More................Principal opens fire to intimidate students!

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Girl set on fire for stealing Rs.1,400

A 12-year-old girl was set on fire by her neighbour here after she allegedly stole Rs.1,400, police said. Read More................Girl set on fire for stealing Rs.1,400

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Two Devotees of Shiva Jump Into Fire

In a case of alleged self-sacrifice out of superstitious devotion, two people jumped onto a ritualistic fire lighted in connection with Maha Sivaratri festival at a remote village in Andhra Pradesh's Adilabad district.

Devidas (23) and Sitaram (30) had been observing 'Siva Deeksha,' a religious vow for a period of 40 days, and they jumped onto the fire during 'jagran' (a ritual of remaining awake during the night of Sivaratri) at Shivnoor village in Jainoor mandal of the district late on Monday night, police officials told PTI over phone. Read More................Two Devotees of Shiva End Life by Jumping Into Fire in Hyderabad

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Son torches mother as part of ritual

LUCKNOW: A man along with his wife and mother-in-law torched his mother while performing a tantra exercise at his house in Rampur district. The accused were arrested by the police on Thursday after the incident came to light. Read more................................Son torches mother as part of ritual

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Cutting Hair, Blindfolded with Fire

Have you ever seen hair stylist cutting hair with Fire & Blindfolded or Glass or a paper-cutter? Imagine, Stylist burning your hair with fire, and sometimes that too blindfolded? Read full story here............................Hair Stylist - Record Holder

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Woman jumps onto husband's pyre, commits sati

Raipur: A 71-year-old woman in a Chhattisgarh village jumped onto her husband's funeral pyre and committed suicide, creating a sensation as hundreds thronged to view the place of the alleged 'sati', a banned Hindu custom, police said Sunday. Read more..........................Chhattisgarh woman jumps onto husband's pyre, commits sati

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Nonsense happening in India -1

Bhopal: A 150-year-old church in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur town was set on fire by two unidentified men, police said Friday.

The altar and statues inside the 150-year-old St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in the cantonment area of Jabalpur, about 300 km from here, were burnt in the fire Thursday night. The church was closed at the time. Read more.................................150-year-old cathedral set afire in Madhya Pradesh

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Man sets Wife on fire after fifth girl's birth

Ranchi(Jharkhand): In a horrific incident, a man in Jharkhand state of India set his wife on fire after she gave birth to their fifth daughter.

According to police, Sarita Devi, 35, a resident of Shakkarpur village, on the outskirts of Jharkhand's capital Ranchi, gave birth to a girl, their fifth consecutive daughter, seven days ago. The birth of five girls in a row within a span of seven years infuriated Sarita's husband, Ketan Khalko.

Khalko Tuesday night arrived home in an inebriated condition. He had a quarrel with Sarita on the baby girl issue.

He poured kerosene on Sarita and set her on fire. Her cries alerted the neighbours, who took her to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Ranchi. Khalko escaped from the spot.

Link....Man sets wife on fire after fifth girl's birth

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Underground Mine Fires mar Marriage prospects

Jharia (Jharkhand): Jitendra Agrawal is good looking, in his 30s and desperate to get married. But sadly, there are no takers for this eminently suitable groom in this Jharkhand town. The reason - smouldering underground fires in the vast reserves of coal below the township that has claimed several lives. Read more...................................Underground mine fires mar marriage prospects in Jharkhand town

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

6-yr-old thrown in fire for walking on 'upper caste' road

A six-year old Dalit girl (low caste girl) was set on fire by a man in Mathura because the girl and her mother chose to walk through a path reserved only for upper caste villagers. Read more......................................6-yr-old thrown in fire for walking on 'upper caste' road

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Man takes a lift, set on fire for not paying up

Near Panipat city in Haryana state of India a man lost his life after taking a lift on a truck & the truck crew set him on fire for not paying them for the ride.

Read more..............................Engineer takes a lift, set on fire for not paying up

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Mob sets ablaze lorry driver

In a ghastly incident of mob justice, a driver who accidentally ran his lorry over a student was set ablaze in full public glare in a West Bengal town. Read more.........................Mob sets ablaze lorry driver in West Bengal

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Love song provokes woman to set herself ablaze

In Punjab state of India a woman set herself ablaze to prove her love to her husband after being influenced by a love song on a television channel.

Manju, a 23-year-old resident of Punjab's Banga town, 50 km from Jalandhar, was admitted to the civil hospital here with over 90 percent burns. Doctors said on Tuesday that her condition was critical and she had little chance of survival.

After watching the song on TV Saturday night, Manju told her husband Satnam Singh that she loved him very much. When Satnam asked what she could do for him, she suddenly brought kerosene, poured it on herself and set herself on fire. Read more........................................Love song provokes woman to set herself ablaze

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Man kills teenage sister by setting her on fire

In another shocking incident a 23-yr-old man from Chattisgarh state of India has been arrested for killing his 15-year-old sister by setting her on fire in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district, police officials said.

Mayaram Satnami poured kerosene oil on his sister Janki and set her on fire late Saturday at Jodhapur ward in Dhamtari town, some 80 km from state capital Raipur, according to the police. Read more.......................Man kills teenage sister by setting her on fire

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

For better life, tribals walk on fire

To seek divine powers , many people in India perform many religious rituals but here are people who walk on fire to seek all such powers . Here is Khiru Munda who closes his eyes and walks on fire & is joined by many others who do it every year during a tribal fire festival in Jharkhand state of India & all are very much sure that divine powers shall be granted to them as per their wishes.

In this festival, people appease the God and to get their wishes fulfilled. During the Manda festival, tribal people walk on fire which is celebrated for a month beginning in the Hindu month of Chaitya.

"Every year scores of men and women walk on fire to appease Lord Shiva. There is a strong belief in the tribal society that Shiva fulfils the desires of worshippers," said Khiru Munda.

Devotee Lakshman Oraon said: "Many people pray for good crops, good health or money. Lord Shiva fulfils the desire of the people participating in the festival when they walk on fire."

The festival, in existence for hundreds of years, is said to have originated over farming fears.

"After Holi festival, the harvesting takes place and then the sowing season begins. Farmers worship Lord Shiva, who is known to bless the worshippers," said V.S. Uppadhaya, a retired anthropology professor of Ranchi University.

After participants have fasted, a fire is ignited by burning coal in preparation for the nightly walk ritual.

"There is this belief that those who are real followers of Lord Shiva do not sustain burns on their legs or feet despite walking on fire," explained Sukhdeo Soren, a priest.

Link

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail

Man walks on burning coal to prove innocence

"Agni Pariksha", (test of fire) in Hindu mythology was practiced by " Sita", wife of "Lord Rama", when she came back after being abducted by demon king 'Ravana". But that was in historical ancient times. Here is a story of a tribal man who in a bid to prove his innocence after being accused of killing a goat, walked on blazing coal in a village in Rajasthan.

Hundreds of people witnessed the 'trial by fire' of Narsaram Garasiya of Gaonfali village in Upla Khejda panchayat of Sirohi district, in Rajasthan state of India.
Garasiya was accused of killing a neighbor's goat with a stone on April 11. The panchayat ( local body), which failed to arrive at a decision, asked him to walk on burning coals to prove his innocence.

The superstition is that the act - known as 'agni pariksha' (test of fire) and practiced in ancient times - will leave a person unscathed if innocent or lead to burn injuries.

Garasiya first took a bath and wore new clothes as logs were burnt for him to tread on. He walked over the fire thrice and, surprisingly, sustained no injuries.

The panchayat later set him free and fined the accuser for 'false allegations', ordering him to pay up a sum of money and an ox as compensation.

Link

Get Weird India Updates by e-mail