A three-year old boy died after consuming a large quantity of cough syrup in Chhola Mandir on Friday.
According to the Chhola Mandir police, the victim, Paras, was suffering from cough and cold. His father as a precautionary measure gave him a table spoon of cough syrup which was kept in the house. As the taste was sweet, he later drank all of the syrup in the bottle.
After sometime he started crying and complained of pain in the stomach. The parents were not able to understand the cause of the illness but when the victim's pain intensified, he was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition further deteriorated and later during the treatment he died.
Police said that it would be investigated further whether the cough syrup was adulterated or its large quantity caused the victim's death.
They have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, a 10-year old boy died after he fell from a tree at Sewania Jod under Ratibad police station area on Friday.
According to police, the victim, Pritam Singh, climbed a tree to fetch berries but incidentally the branch on which he was standing broke and he fell down.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and died later during treatment. Police were informed and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for post-mortem examination.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. The victim was a resident of Sewania village.