Bhubaneswar: A ‘tantrik’ has been arrested for allegedly piercing a number of needles within the head of a 19-year-old woman in Bolangir to treatment her of an sickness. The sufferer is now present process remedy at Bhima Bhoi Medical School and Hospital. Reshma Behera, a resident of Inch village beneath Sindhkela police limits in Bolangir district, had approached tantrik Santosh Rana of Jamutzhula village within the district for remedy of her sickness.

Reshma has been affected by a mysterious sickness for 4 years. Her household had sought the tantrik’s assist when her situation didn’t enhance. The tantrik allegedly pierced a syringe needle in Reshma’s head, inflicting her to faint.

Just lately, Reshma’s household observed the needles and eliminated them, after which took her to Bhima Bhoi Medical School and Hospital for additional remedy. CT scan revealed that greater than 10 needles had been nonetheless caught in her head.

The woman’s father Bishnu Behera alleged that the tantrik took his daughter to a room and introduced her out after an hour claiming that she was cured. However later the household got here to know the horrifying reality. Based mostly on the household’s criticism, the accused tantrik has been arrested.