MP: 70-day-old boy branded with hot iron rod in superstitious belief it will cure him of illness, 3 booked

Nov 21, 2023

In a horrific incident, a 70-day-old boy was branded 51 times with a hot iron rod in the superstitious belief that it would cure...

3-month-old girl branded multiple times by hot iron rod as treatment in MP's Shahdol, dies

Feb 05, 2023

A 3-month-old girl, who was allegedly branded 24 times by a hot iron rod in the name of treatment in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol, died...

NHRC India takes suo motu cognizance of branding of 3 children by faith healer in MP's Jhabua

Oct 06, 2025

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that three children suffering from pneumonia were branded...

Delhi: Man attacked with chilli powder, iron rod; case filed

Sep 21, 2023

In an incident of alleged retribution a man was hit from behind by a bike rider when he was driving his car while returning...

"Attacker struck devotees, Golden Temple worker with iron rod": SGPC official

Mar 14, 2025

Speaking to ANI about the incident, Gurpreet Singh said, "Lakhs of devotees visit the Golden Temple daily. Today, an assailant attacked one of our...

Class 11 student arrested for attacking teacher with iron rod in Delhi

Sep 20, 2021

New Delhi [India], September 20 : A 21-year-old student of class 11 was arrested from the Ranhola police station area in the national capital...