--Attempt fails obviously: Driven by superstition, the family members of a deceased boy offered puja to appease the presiding deity of their village to bring back life in the dead child.
The video of the worshipping went viral on social media. The incident occurred in Jharpimpal village under Jaleswar police limits of the district.
According to reports , 14-year-old Jiban Dandpat went to take a bath in a pond near his house on Friday but he did not return home. The family members after making frantic searches for him traced his body floating in the pond.
Although the villagers after rescuing the child initially rushed him to the Baliapal CHC yet the doctor declared him dead. The locals blocked the road for some time demanding compensation after they learnt that the pond was fenced and electrified to prevent fish theft causing the death of the minor.
However, after learning there is a posdibility to bring back life of their dead son provided they offered a puja to the village deity, they arranged the puja. But despite conducting the rituals, they failed to restore life in the child.
Subsequently, the family members took him to Jaleswar GK Bhatt Hospital.