Boy with blood cancer dipped in Ganga for 15 minutes for ‘miracle cure’, dies

The societal evil of superstitions haunts us to this day, despite science, technology and awareness reaching great heights.

In an extremely upsetting and an unsettling incident, a 5-year old boy suffering from blood cancer died, as he was repeatedly dipped in the Ganga for nearly 15



minutes in Haridwar by his superstitious parents and aunt who were hopeful that he would get “miraculously cured” after to the holy dip.

According to reports, police officials suspect that the boy, hailing from Delhi, could have died when he was submerged in the water for so long.