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Superstition Kills 8-Year-Old Snakebite Victim in Habra After Quack Treatment
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News18•28-09-2026, 09:14
Superstition Kills 8-Year-Old Snakebite Victim in Habra After Quack Treatment
- •An 8-year-old child, Sathi Singh, died in Habra, allegedly due to delayed hospital treatment after a snakebite.
- •Family initially took the child to an exorcist, then a quack doctor, before her condition worsened.
- •The quack doctor misdiagnosed it as a cold, providing oxygen and medicine, but Sathi's health deteriorated.
- •Upon arrival at Habra Hospital, doctors declared the child dead.
- •The mother expressed deep regret, believing her daughter might have survived with timely hospital care.
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An eight-year-old child named Sathi Singh tragically died in Habra after allegedly not receiving timely hospital treatment for a snakebite.
Instead of rushing the child to a hospital, the family first took her to an exorcist in Marakpur Mathpara for charms and then to a local quack doctor who administered oxygen and medicine, claiming it was due to a cold.
Hospital doctors suspect that the child died from a snakebite, though the actual cause of death will be confirmed following a post-mortem examination.
