Superstition claimed the lifetime of a five-year-old in Haridwar. The mother and father of the kid, who was terminally ailing, submerged him within the Ganges repeatedly, hoping for a “miracle cure”. The household ended up killing the kid. The incident passed off in Haridwar’s Har Ki Pauri.
The household from Delhi arrived at Har Ki Pauri with their 5-year-old little one on Wednesday. The mother and father of the kid had been accompanied by one other member of the family.
They took the kid for a dip within the holy river, however the little one died within the course of.
A video from Haridwar exhibits a girl sitting with the kid’s physique, with the onlookers condemning her. The lady, seen laughing in a half-crazed method, might be heard saying, “This child will stand up. That is my promise.”
Upon receiving the knowledge, the police rushed to the scene and took the kid to the district hospital, the place the docs declared the kid useless. The kid’s physique has been despatched for autopsy.
Based on Superintendent of Police (Metropolis) Swatantra Kumar Singh, the couple had introduced their son, who was affected by blood most cancers, for a dip within the Ganges River in Haridwar. The kid’s mother and father revealed that they’d consulted docs at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, however the docs had given up on the kid.
Of their blind religion, the household took the kid to Haridwar, hoping a dip within the Ganges would treatment him. The locals current on the spot, nevertheless, grew suspicious of the household’s behaviour and a commotion passed off.
The locals accused the household of drowning the kid.
Based on the taxi driver who drove the household from Delhi to Haridwar, the kid appeared unwell proper from the start of the journey, and by the point they reached Haridwar, the kid’s situation had worsened. The taxi driver mentioned that the household spoke concerning the little one’s deteriorating well being and bathing in Ganges.
The police have registered a case and additional investigation within the case is underway.