Bizarre! Odisha toddler marries dog for family’s prosperity

Baripada: In an era of science and technology, the superstition and blind beliefs still exist in human society where the parents get their children married to animals to protect their families from evilness.

Such an incident was reported from Baria village under Sukruli block in tribal dominated Mayurbhanj district.

According to report, an one-an-half-year-old girl, the daughter of Bibhishana Chatar, had two crooked teeth, which is very common these days. Considering it as a ‘bad omen’, her family got her married to a dog on final day of Mage, a tribal festival, as per their tribal tradition.

Without opposing the act, the villagers attended the wedding and blessed the newlywed bride.