Jitendra Soni – Jashpur. A youth has died of snakebite in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh. After the treatment of the young man in the hospital, he was referred to Ambikapur when the situation became critical. Where the young man died on the way. It is being told that the snakebite victim died due to delay in exorcism. The case pertains to Kapu police station area.
According to the information received, the name of the deceased is 28-year-old Lalit Chauhan. He was a resident of village Balakpodi. He works in the asphalt plant in the village itself. Lalit Chauhan was sleeping on the ground after duty in the asphalt plant in the village itself. During this, the snake bit the young man’s ear. As soon as they came to know about the snake bite, instead of taking the young man to the hospital, the family members wasted one hour in exorcism, where the young man was admitted to the civil hospital late at night. After this, when the condition of the young man deteriorated on Sunday, the doctors were taking him to Ambikapur hospital, then the young man died on the way.
superstition and illiteracy
Every year there are innumerable incidents of snake bites in the area and due to superstition and illiteracy, the victims get snakebite treated by exorcisms and tantra-mantras. The medical authority said that the treatment was started immediately after the youth was brought to the hospital, it is being told that the snakebite victim died due to delay in exorcism. While giving advice to the people, he asked them to bring snakebite to the hospital instead of blowing the broom.
Relatives accused the hospital manager
In fact, the family members have accused the civil hospital manager of negligence in treatment and said that the patient was referred in a critical condition. Here the Pathalgaon police has set up a road and sent the dead body to the PM.
