World Scene: India

Boy weds bitch to avoid death

A group of Indian tribals married off a toddler to a bitch in eastern India to prevent his predicted death by a tiger, a report said yesterday.

The ceremony at a temple in Orissa state's Jajpur district was conducted with all the traditional rituals , including a dowry for the bride - the village bitch. The dog sported two silver rings and a silver chain, the UNI news agency reported.