India, March 4 -- In yet another case of superstitious practices dominating the belief system of people in rural areas, a six-year old girl was branded with hot metal atleast 60 times to cure her of fever and cough in Raighar tehsil of Odisha's Nabarangpur district. The shocking incident came to light barely 24 hours after a similar case was reported from the district where a one-month-old baby boy became critical after being branded with hot metal as part of a superstitious healing practice.

As per reports, Ramul Gond's six-year old daughter Kamaleswari was suffering from fever and flu since past few weeks. When she complained of stomach ache and her cough did not subside, family members first took her to the nearest hospital and then...