A five-year-old boy died in Sikar after consuming a cough syrup provided under the state's free medicine scheme, while a three-year-old in Bharatpur fell seriously ill after taking the same brand of syrup. Doctors who later consumed the syrup also reported uneasiness, prompting the state government to suspend its supply and order an investigation.

In Sikar's Khori Brahmanan village, five-year-old Nityans was given the syrup around 11.30 pm on Sunday night. According to his family, he appeared normal until about 3.30 am, when he began hiccupping. His mother gave him water, but he did not wake up the following morning.

He was taken to SK Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Hospital superintendent Dr KK Agrawal said the exact cause of death will be clear after the post-mortem report.

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