Two persons fell prey to their blind faith on sorcery in Angul district as sorcerers, whom they approached for curing their ailments, reportedly splashed hot mustard oil on the face of one of them and pierced a needle into the face of another, in two incidents.
According to reports, one Muna Ghadei (22) of Chhendipada block had complained of stomach ache two days ago.
However, instead of consulting a doctor, he sought the help of a sorcerer in the village to cure his pain.
The sorcerer, as per his practice, on Monday poured hot mustard oil on Muna’s face, following which he sustained burn injuries. He was admitted in a critical state to the Angul District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), where his condition was later stated to be stable after primary treatment.
In the other incident, in the Kothabhuin area of Athmallik block, a sorcerer pierced a hot needle into the face of one Harekrushna Nayak (35) in a bid to cure his headache, following which the patient became critical and was admitted to the DHH.