Balasore: A 14-year-old boy succumbed to snakebite in Odisha’s Balasore district on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Manoranjan Behera of Manishiali village of Khaira block in Balasore.
Manoranjan was bit by a snake while sleeping at home last night when the doctors declared him dead.
Meanwhile, family members of the minor boy called a sorcerer to revive the deceased, said sources.
They vacated the premises with the body after two hours after multiple attempts to bring Manoranjan back to life, the sources added.