Overview

• On June 14 at about 1:30 pm in Adyar, Mangaluru, 10-month-old Anish Kumar ingested a discarded beedi thrown by his father.
• The child was taken to Wenlock Hospital by 3:30 pm but died at 10:25 am the next day despite intensive medical intervention.
• The mother filed a complaint with Mangaluru rural police accusing her husband of negligence in their son’s death.
• She stated she had repeatedly warned him not to discard beedi pieces where their child could reach them.
• The couple hail from Bihar and the father works as a decorator for wedding events in Mangaluru.