Tantric Rituals At Kota Hospital To ‘Liberate Spirits Of The Dead’

Tantric rituals were performed at one of the biggest hospitals in Rajasthan's Kota to 'liberate wandering spirits' by the relatives of the deceased.

The incident took place on Tuesday, when two separate tantric rituals were performed back to back at the main entrance of the Maharao Bheem Singh (MBS) Hospital, for an old man and a woman, who died 3 months ago and 3 years ago respectively, reported The Times of India.

The rituals were performed after the relatives of the deceased claimed that they were dreaming of their dead relatives pleading to liberate them from the hospital premises.

However, the police personnel posted at the check post near the hospital, intervened to stop the rituals. Subsequently, the relatives of the deceased left the hospital premises contending that the spirits were liberated after they performed the ritual.

Dr P K Tiwari, superintendent, MBS Hospital said, told the newspaper that he was already informed of the ritual but didn't take any action because no rules are in place to prevent such type of activities. He said that if anyone decided to conduct such rituals, they are driven out by the police.

Earlier in April, at a government hospital in Kota, a rooster was sacrificed, lemons quashed and black magic rituals performed by an occult practitioner in a futile bid to bring a dead man back, after which the administration ordered a probe.

Following the incident, which happened in the presence of medical staff, the hospital had appointed a committee of three members to find why it could not be averted.

The ritual was conducted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of New Medical College hospital where a tantric (occult practitioner) performed various rituals for around four hours in the presence of medical staff of the hospital.

In July, it was reported that the Madhya Pradesh government was planning to set up astro-OPDs (out-patient departments) in hospitals where people will be diagnosed by astrologers.

The New Indian Express reported that according to the plan, patients would be able to consult astrologers and soothsayers to find solutions to their problems. The department will reportedly have ‘qualified’ soothsayers with degrees from the state government’s Maharashi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan (MPSS), an institution in Bhopal.