By Agencies
SHAHDOL (Madhya Pradesh): Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh has reported its second child death allegedly due to branding with a hot iron as part of a woman faith healer’s traditional method to cure ailments, officials said on Sunday.
A 3-month-old girl, who was allegedly branded 24 times by a hot iron rod in the name of treatment died on Saturday night, an official said.
Shahdol district collector Vandana Vaidya said the police were taking necessary action in the matter.
“As soon as the incident was reported, I got in touch with the doctors. They said that the reason for her death was acute pneumonia. Such malpractices have been reported in Shahdol for a long time. The administration has been making every possible effort to put an end to such malpractices. However, despite such efforts, some incidents do take place. We will ensure that such incidents are not repeated,” the Collector told ANI.
On Friday, the body of a two-and-half-month-old girl was exhumed after dying in similar circumstances.
The infant’s mother, a resident of Kathotia village in Sinhpur, had told authorities the child was unwell and she took her to a woman faith healer who branded her more than 50 times with a hot iron.
The child died in Shahdol Medical College on Wednesday, officials had earlier said.
On Sunday, officials said the services of two ASHA workers and a supervisor were terminated in the wake of these two incidents, while the faith healer has been booked.
A case has been registered against the 40-year-old woman faith healer under Indian Penal Code and Drugs and Magic Remedies Act provisions but she is yet to be arrested, Sinhpur police station in-charge MP Ahirwar said.
Meanwhile, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson, Priyank Kanoongo said he had taken note of the incident and a notice was being issued to the local administration to ensure strict action in the matter.
“We have been receiving complaints from MP that a child was branded with a hot iron rod in the name of treatment. The Commission has zero tolerance for such practices and takes strict action against them. We are issuing a notice (to the local administration) and will ensure that strict action is taken against the guilty,” Kanoongo told ANI.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)
SHAHDOL (Madhya Pradesh): Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh has reported its second child death allegedly due to branding with a hot iron as part of a woman faith healer’s traditional method to cure ailments, officials said on Sunday.
A 3-month-old girl, who was allegedly branded 24 times by a hot iron rod in the name of treatment died on Saturday night, an official said.
Shahdol district collector Vandana Vaidya said the police were taking necessary action in the matter.
“As soon as the incident was reported, I got in touch with the doctors. They said that the reason for her death was acute pneumonia. Such malpractices have been reported in Shahdol for a long time. The administration has been making every possible effort to put an end to such malpractices. However, despite such efforts, some incidents do take place. We will ensure that such incidents are not repeated,” the Collector told ANI.
On Friday, the body of a two-and-half-month-old girl was exhumed after dying in similar circumstances.
The infant’s mother, a resident of Kathotia village in Sinhpur, had told authorities the child was unwell and she took her to a woman faith healer who branded her more than 50 times with a hot iron.
The child died in Shahdol Medical College on Wednesday, officials had earlier said.
On Sunday, officials said the services of two ASHA workers and a supervisor were terminated in the wake of these two incidents, while the faith healer has been booked.
A case has been registered against the 40-year-old woman faith healer under Indian Penal Code and Drugs and Magic Remedies Act provisions but she is yet to be arrested, Sinhpur police station in-charge MP Ahirwar said.
Meanwhile, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson, Priyank Kanoongo said he had taken note of the incident and a notice was being issued to the local administration to ensure strict action in the matter.
“We have been receiving complaints from MP that a child was branded with a hot iron rod in the name of treatment. The Commission has zero tolerance for such practices and takes strict action against them. We are issuing a notice (to the local administration) and will ensure that strict action is taken against the guilty,” Kanoongo told ANI.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)
