Bhubaneswar, Oct. 22 -- In a heart-wrenching incident, a five-year-old girl lost her life after being bitten by a snake while she was asleep at her home. The tragic event occurred on Tuesday night in Kanhusahi village under the Bahanaga police station limits in Balasore district.

The deceased has been identified as Bishnupriya Mallik, a resident of the village. According to family sources, the child was sleeping inside her house when a venomous snake managed to slither in and bit her during the night.

Her parents noticed her deteriorating condition in the early hours and immediately rushed her to the Ishwarpur Community Health Centre (CHC). As her condition remained critical, she was then shifted to Balasore District Headquarters Hospit...