5-month-old dies of cobra bite as parents seek ‘naag devta’ blessing
RAIPUR: Stung by superstition, a family lost its five-month-old newborn when they handed her to a snake charmer in Rajnandgaon, seeking blessings of 'naag devta'. The cobra bit the infant, but he told them it wasn't poisonous and kept doing the rituals for two hours while the baby's breathing kept getting shallower. By the time they took her to hospital, she was beyond help.
Police say a snake charmer, Billu Ram Markam, turned up at their doorstep and asked them to give the baby for "blessings of 'naag devta'." Since the baby wasn't keeping well, the parents gave in. To the family's shock, Billu put the snake around the baby's neck where it coiled up and bit her. He told them that he had defanged the snake.
The neighbours nabbed Billu and handed him to the police.
courtesy : timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Three Bangkok flyers arrested with Rs 4.53 crore hydroponic ganja at BLR airport
Bengaluru (PTI): Three passengers who arrived from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Wednesday were arrested with hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 4.53 crore, officials said.
The accused, whose identities have not been disclosed, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they said.
In a post on X, Bengaluru Customs said it intercepted three passengers arriving from Bangkok and seized 12.96 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 4.53 crore, concealed in their check-in baggage.
Further investigation is underway.
