K’taka: Watching misleading video on internet parents keep bodies of kids in salt to revive them
Video falsely claims drowned persons can be revived by covering them in salt
Haveri: In a tragic incident near Kaginele, Haveri district, desperate villagers attempted to revive two children who had drowned in a water pit by covering their bodies in a heap of salt.
The victims, identified as Hemanth (12) and Nagaraj (11), had gone for a swim near a village lake when the incident occurred on December 24.
When some villagers discovered the clothes of the children on the banks of the lake, they initiated a search and found both kids drowned. In a misguided attempt to save them, a few villagers suggested placing the bodies in salt, citing a fake viral video circulating on the internet. The video falsely claims that a drowned person can be revived by covering them in salt.
Despite efforts by the police to explain the futility of the salt treatment, the parents and villagers clung to hope for five hours. The police, recognizing the need for intervention, finally convinced the parents to conduct the final rites of the children.
This incident echoes a similar case reported in Ballari district in 2022.
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Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant shot at
Kolkata (PTI): BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot at from close range by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday night, sources said.
The incident took place in the Madhyamgram area, where the victim, who serves as the executive assistant to the leader of opposition in the state assembly, was allegedly targeted on a public road, they said.
Rath sustained multiple bullet injuries in the firing and was rushed to a private hospital, sources added.
Soon after the incident, a large police contingent reached the spot and launched an investigation.
The motive behind the attack was not immediately known.
Senior police officers were present in the area, and efforts were on to identify and trace those involved in the shooting, sources said.
