Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:15pm on 06 Apr 2024,Saturday India Global
An Indian-origin man sues a Hindu temple in Texas, USA, for over $1 million after his 11-year-old son was branded with a hot iron rod during a religious ceremony in 2023. The lawsuit alleges extreme pain and permanent disfigurement, with the boy developing an infection. The ceremony at Sri Ashtalakshmi Hindu temple involved over 100 participants, including three children. Branding, tattooing, or scarring a child is illegal in Texas, regardless of parental consent. The child, deeply scarred mentally, revealed the incident to his father after the pain worsened. The temple and its parent organization, Jeeyar Educational Trust, are defendants.
