In a disturbing incident in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, four women allegedly trampled their 16-day-old nephew to death, believing this act would help them secure marriage proposals.
A viral video shows one of the women holding the infant in her lap and chanting, with others joining in what is likely an invocation to Bheru, a folk deity.
अंधविश्वास का वीडियो वायरल । इन मौसियों ने कर दी 16 दिन के मासूम बच्चे की हत्या । जोधपुर के पांच बत्ती क्षेत्र के नेहरू कॉलोनी की है घटना । आप देख सकते हैं कि किस तरह एक अंधविश्वास ने एक मासूम बच्चे की जान ले ली है ।जोधपुर की सबसे शर्मनाक घटनाक्रम। #jodhpur #news #dixitparihar pic.twitter.com/HAVCFx3GYd — Dixit Parihar (@dixitparihar) November 15, 2025
The boy’s father revealed that his sisters-in-law were responsible for the murder. He mentioned that

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