Daijiworld Media Network – Ballari (MS)
Ballari, Sep 6: In a heart-wrenching incident that is reported from Sirivara village in the district, parents of a 10-year-old boy, who drowned and breathed his last, placed his body in salt in the belief that he will come to life again.
On Monday, September 5, Suresh, drowned and died. His parents rushed to the spot as soon as they got the news of his drowning. They had seen a clip on social media in which it was said that if the dead body is kept in salt for some hours, the person will come to life again. So they immediately bought five bags of salt and covered the dead boy in salt except his head.
Though they waited for five hours, the boy did not spring back to life. Finally, the parents accepted the fact that their son is no more and held his final rites.