A four-year-old child died after swallowing a plastic toy at Musumahapada under Brahmanigaon police limits in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Tuesday.

The victim has been identified as Bigil Pradhan.

Pradhan’s parents had reportedly given him a chips packet to eat; however, he swallowed the plastic toy found inside the packet while eating.

The toy got stuck in his throat, leading to severe choking. Family members found the boy unconscious and immediately rushed him to the Daringbadi Community Health Centre in critical condition. Despite urgent medical attention, doctors declared the child dead on arrival, said sources.

So far, no police complaint has been filed in the case. The medical officer of the Daringbadi Community Health Centre, along with the Daringbadi BDO, visited the grief-st

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