Tragedy struck in India when a five-year-old boy identified with terminal most cancers drowned as his household tried to heal him with water from the Ganges River, Day by day Mail reported Thursday.
Based on the report, the kid died after being submerged within the river for too lengthy.
The household had reportedly traveled to Haridwar from their house in Delhi on Tuesday to carry out the ceremony and pray for the unnamed sufferer.
Their taxi driver stated the kid was accompanied by his dad and mom and a feminine relative recognized by native media, NDTV, as his aunt.
The driving force stated the boy regarded “extraordinarily ailing” and that docs within the capital had given up making an attempt to save lots of him, prompting the household to take extra determined measures.
Bystanders watched because the household held the kid underwater within the hope of discovering a 'miracle treatment'. They reportedly advised the household to cease as they continued to carry the boy underwater.
Some intervened when the household refused and pulled the kid out of the water. The kid was taken to hospital the place docs formally introduced that he had died.
Based on native media, the dad and mom sang prayers whereas his 'aunt' held him beneath water. One video additionally confirmed the boy's “aunt” shouting for the kid to return again to life.
The report revealed that Swantantra Kumar, the police chief of Haridwar metropolis, stated: “It appears they introduced the boy right here as a result of they believed that Ganga snan [cleansing] would heal him.”
Police added that the members of the family had all been taken into custody for questioning.
Based on Day by day Mail, the Ganges River, which performed a central position within the historical past of India's founding fathers, has enduring spiritual and cultural significance for Hindus.
The river is believed to have religious properties, capable of wash away sin and take in impurities. Dying on the banks of the river, or being cremated close by, would additionally assure quick rescue.
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VIDEO: Household drowns 5-year-old in 'Therapeutic River' to treatment most cancers
Tragedy struck in India when a five-year-old boy identified with terminal most cancers drowned as his household tried to heal him with water from the Ganges River, Day by day Mail reported Thursday.
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