10-month-old baby dies after swallowing beedi discarded by father in Mangaluru

A 10-month-old baby died after swallowing a beedi allegedly thrown by his father in Karnataka’s Mangaluru, the police said on Tuesday, adding that the child’s mother lodged a complaint accusing her husband of negligence.

Anish Kumar, son of a couple from Bihar residing in Adyar, Mangaluru, ingested a piece of the tobacco product around 1.30 pm on June 14. His parents rushed him to Wenlock Hospital by 3.30 pm, where medical staff attempted intensive treatment. Despite doctors’ efforts, the child failed to respond and passed away at 10.25 am on June 15.

The child’s mother has filed a complaint with the Mangaluru rural police blaming her husband for their son’s death. “I told him several times not to throw beedi pieces where the child could find them, but he didn’t listen. Now our child has died because of his careless disposal of beedis at home,” she stated in her complaint.

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The child’s father works as a decorator for wedding events.

The Mangaluru police have launched an investigation to determine whether criminal negligence charges should be filed against the child’s father.