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Woman dies after being buried alive under a mound of cow dung by snake charmer

She suffocated to death [Photo: Courtesy]

A woman died after being buried under a mound of cow dung by a snake charmer in a bizarre healing ritual.

The victim, named as Devendri, was collecting wood to burn for cooking at her home in rural India when she was bitten on the hand by a snake.

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