Bonai: A minor girl and a man died after being bitten by venomous snakes in separate incidents in two villages under Narendra panchayat in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, a source said Monday.
Rashmi Oram, 12, of Katuridhua village, was sleeping on the floor when she was bitten near the neck by a venomous snake Sunday night. She alerted her parents, asking, “Something has bitten me in the neck”, before her condition worsened. She was rushed to the Bonai Sub-Divisional Hospital but was declared brought dead by doctors.
In a separate case, Ajit Oram, 42, of Badpada village, was bitten on the leg by a venomous snake after stepping out of his house at night to relieve himself. Family members took him to the same hospital, where he was also declared dead on arrival.
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Bonai police reached the hospital, recovered both bodies, and sent them for post-mortem examinations.
PNN
