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.