Priest burns girl’s hands for theft

INDIA
Deccan Herald

May 17, 2012
By Nalla Ram

A Sanskrit scholar burnt the hands of a seven-year-old girl on Tuesday for stealing Rs 2 from a temple’s offering plate on Tuesday. The callous incident, which took place in a temple at Madhurawada in Visakhapatnam, came to light on Wednesday.

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