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In a bizarre incident that highlights the persistence of superstition even in the modern era, two young men from Patraguda village in Odisha's Koraput district were prematurely declared dead by their families after witnessing the rare sight of two crows mating, believed by locals to be an ominous sign foretelling death.
According to local tribal beliefs, the sight of crows mating is seen as a harbinger of misfortune, often interpreted as a sure sign of impending death for anyone who witnesses it.
As per the ritual, family members of the affected persons immediately began post-death rites, announcing the youths as 'dead while al...