In yet another such shocking incident, a three-year-old child has been branded with hot iron, this time in Keonjhar district.
The child Barun Dehury of Balada village under Joda block of Keonjhar district has been admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital here in a critical condition.
Barun’s father Purna Chandra Dehury told reporters, “My son was suffering from high fever for the last four days. He was taken to hospital, where doctors said he was suffering from cerebral malaria. We took him home. Since the fever continued, his aunt branded him on his neck and leg to cure him of his illness. However, as his health condition deteriorated, we have admitted him at the District Headquarters Hospital.”
“The child’s condition is critical. Today, he had three-four epileptic seizures. We have put him on respiratory support,” informed attending paediatrician Dr Ajay Mohanty.