NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man died after a venomous snake bit him in Chhattisgarh‘s Korba district, following which locals burnt the reptile alive on his funeral pyre. After the incident on Sunday, some locals mentioned they feared the snake may hurt another person additionally, therefore they burnt it on the pyre.
Upon being bitten, Rathiya knowledgeable his household and was instantly taken to a authorities hospital in Korba.Regardless of receiving remedy, he handed away on Sunday morning. After the postmortem, the physique was returned to the household for cremation.
Locals caught the snake and positioned it in a basket. Throughout Rathiya’s funeral procession, the villagers carried the snake to the cremation web site and burned it on the funeral pyre. A video of this incident, exhibiting villagers dragging the snake with a rope, has surfaced on social media.
Some villagers expressed concern that the snake might hurt others, which led to their determination to burn it.
Korba’s Sub-Divisional Officer Ashish Khelwar acknowledged, “No motion shall be taken in opposition to the villagers for killing the snake.” He highlighted the significance of training folks about snakes and snakebite administration, emphasising that reptiles are essential for the ecosystem.
