Teen dies after snakebite as family delays treatment for ritual

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Snakebite death India case shocks after teen dies when family delays hospital care and follows harmful ritual instead.

AMROHA: Snakebite death India case is raising serious concern after a 13-year-old boy died from a treatable bite, simply because medical help came too late.

Amit, from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district, was bitten by a poisonous snake while collecting straw near his home. What happened next has left many shaken.

Instead of rushing him to a hospital, his family turned to a local occult practitioner. They were told the poison could be removed through a ritual. Acting on that advice, they tied the teenager to a bamboo structure and submerged him in the Ganga River.

He remained in the water for nearly 12 hours.

By the time Amit was finally taken for medical help, it was too late.

Doctors later confirmed what many feared. The snakebite death India case could have been prevented. With timely anti-venom treatment, his chances of survival were high.

The incident came to light after a video surfaced online, prompting a police investigation. But beyond the legal aspect, it has sparked a wider conversation.

In many rural areas, superstition still competes with science, especially in emergencies. And in cases like this, the delay can cost lives.

The snakebite death India case is a painful reminder that awareness is just as important as access. Because sometimes, the difference between life and death is not distance from a hospital, but the decision to go there.

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