10-year-old boy dies after drinking water from bottle contaminated with pesticide
Tribune News Service
Jind, April 30
A 10-year-old boy died and his younger brother and grandmother were critical after they drank water from a bottle which was discarded in the fields in Ludana village of Jind district.
They had gone to the fields to gather remains of the wheat from the fields. According to information, at noon, they felt thirsty and found an empty bottle at a tubewell.
They filled the bottle with water and drank. It turned out that the bottle was discarded after use of pesticide in it. After drinking pesticide mix water, the condition of the three deteriorated and they were rushed to the hospital.
The police said that Sagar, aged 10, died during treatment while Rohit, 8, and their grandmother Santra Devi were admitted in the PGIMS at Rohtak.
