Self-styled tantric Shrawan Mahto arrested after video of him swinging small children as part of ‘ritual’ goes viral

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A video of a self-styled tantrik (occultalist) named Shrawan Mahto has gone viral on social media on Thursday (October 9, 2026) in which the stark red-attired man is seen swinging kids, mostly toddlers and bashing them on the ground in the name of “curing them.”

The so-called ritual was performed in the presence of the parents or relatives. The children could be heard crying constantly.

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Self-styled tantric Shrawan Mahto arrested after video of him swinging small children as part of ‘ritual’ goes viral

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