Madhya Pradesh: Snakebite victim treated with witchcraft inside Sheopur govt hospital

A 'doctor' treating the patient with witchcraft(Source: ANI)

A bizarre incident has come to fore from a hospital in the Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. Here, a snakebite victim was treated not by medicines but through sorcery inside the emergency ward of a government hospital. Soon, the video of a person performing witchcraft on the patient emerged online and went viral.

As can be seen in the above video, the snakebite victim is laid on a hospital bed and another person is performing some ‘treatment’ with a bunch of twigs and branches. The people surrounding the victim patiently watch the ‘doctor’ performing sorcery over the victim. The patient, Yogendra Singh Rathore was reportedly admitted to the government hospital after he was bitten by a snake.

The RMO of District Hospital, RN Bindal said that this matter has come to his notice and he has ordered an investigation into it. He has condemned the use of magic tricks inside the hospital and claimed that necessary action will be initiated against those responsible for it after the investigation concludes.

OpIndia Staff: Staff reporter at OpIndia