India, March 15 -- In a shocking incident from Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a 'tantrik' (occultist) hung a six-month-old baby upside down over fire during an "exorcism" ritual, resulting in severe damage to its eyes.

The horrifying ritual almost blinded the baby's eyes, with officials saying on Saturday that it is difficult to predict whether his eyesight could be restored, a news agency PTI report said.

The incident took place on March 13 under Kolaras police station area after the baby's parents took him to the house of an occultist, one Raghuveer Dhakad, to 'treat' him for some discomfort.

The 'treatment' turned into an 'exorcism' ritual instead, wherein the tantrik told the parents that their son was being haunted by some sp...