Class 3 tribal girl branded with iron rods in hostel

Bhopal: An eight-year-old tribal girl was allegedly branded with iron rods several times by a hostel superintendent in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district, officials said Wednesday.Shushila, a Class 3 student, was studying at Adivasi Kanya Ashram in Shahdol and living in the school hostel.

The latest incident reportedly took place Jan 4 when hostel superintendent Anita Sant took Shushila from her hostel room to her office and subjected her to the torture.

“At 8 p.m. she came and took me to her office room and hit me with iron rods,” a frightened Shushila said. Read More................Class 3 tribal girl branded with iron rods in hostel

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Hot iron rods pressed on 16-month-old to cure fever

RAIPUR: A 16-month-old baby in a Chhattisgarh village was shockingly subjected to treatment by hot iron rods, leaving burn marks on his body - all to cure the child of fever and vomiting! Read more.............Hot iron rods pressed on 16-month-old to cure fever

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Where ailments are cured with hot iron rods!!!!!!!

Call it superstition, blind faith, lack of education, proper awareness or just the stupidity but residents of some villages in Jodhpur district in Rajasthan state of India would rather subject themselves to hot iron rod treatment at the hands of witch doctors instead of going to qualified doctors.

Most people of Doli, over 30 km from Jodhpur city, and nearby villages are all for the witch doctors’ prescription. And shockingly, the same treatment is given to sick animals as well!

Bruise marks can be seen on the bodies of a majority of villagers. Read more......Treating ailments with hot iron rods!

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