Hemant Singh, who used to beg money from people by showing them the python, would never have thought that this snake would take his life. Hemant, a resident of Rapcha village of Patmda, was begging money from people in the name of God by wrapping the python around his neck near Hira Hotel on Dimna Road in the city on Thursday morning at 9.30 am. During this, the python strangled him to death. It is said that Hemant Singh died in agony due to the sudden shrinking of the python’s body. The python left him only after Hemant’s body became still.
After the python was removed, the local people took Hemant Singh to MGM hospital for treatment, but the doctors declared him dead after examination. It is said that 52-year-old Hemant Singh always caught snakes from the village and used to earn his living by asking money from people. On Thursday morning also, he reached Dimna Road with the python. He had wrapped the python around his neck. He was showing the python to the people when it started tightening its grip on his neck. Soon he fell on the road and started writhing in pain.
The people present there could not muster the courage to free him from the snake. Hemant died shortly after. People told that four days back also he was seen roaming on the highway with a snake. On getting the information of the incident his son Jagbandhu Singh reached MGM hospital. The police registered a case of unnatural death and sent the body for post mortem.
The python started running here and there on the road
After Hemant’s body fell on the road, the python started running here and there on the road looking for a place to hide. This created panic among the local people. On receiving the information, BJP leader Vikas Singh reached the spot. He immediately called a snake charmer and got the python caught, which was handed over to the forest department.
