A 20-year old man from Bulandshahr city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh died of a snakebite on 26 April while he was walking in a park. Though, a few such incidents are reported every, what's surprising here is that the family which believes in superstitions submerged the man's body in the Ganga River to remove the poison after a private hospital refused to admit him.

A 20-year old man from Bulandshahr city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh died of a snakebite on 26 April while he was walking in a park. Though, a few such incidents are reported every, what's surprising here is that the family which believes in superstitions submerged the man's body in the Ganga River to remove the poison after a private hospital refused to admit him. Speaking to NDTV, a relative of the victim said that villagers had put tight knots around the wound to stop the blood flow. The family took him to a hospital (reportedly private hospital) in Bulandshahr where doctors refused to admit him and said the man should be taken to a government hospital where he was declared dead. The relative added that the family also took him to seers who treat snakebites, but they too declared him dead. "There's a saying that poison gets removed if you put the body in the Ganga river and we did the same," the relative added. The incident (of submerging the man in Ganga) was caught on camera and the video went viral on social media, leading to outrage over superstitious practices existing in the Indian society. The victim's family tied his body with a harness and rope and let it float in the water, not far from the river bank but no miracle happened. Later the man was cremated. State authorities are yet to comment on the incident. (With inputs from agencies)

Indian man dies of snakebite, his family submerges him in Ganga river hoping for miracle

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Indian man dies of snakebite, his family submerges him in Ganga river hoping for miracle