Karnataka: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Consuming Toy Ball Found In Snack Packet In Mysuru

A five-year-old boy in Karnataka’s Mysuru died on Saturday after consuming a ball, which was found inside a Kurkure snacks packet. The deceased minor has been identified as Mukund Mayur. The five-year-old was the grandson of former Gram Panchayat vice-president Gouramma and Shankar Nayak and the only son of Santosh and Aishwarya.

Initial investigations revealed that the boy accidentally swallowed a small plastic gift ball that was found inside a Kurkure packet. The plastic ball is suspected to have become lodged in his throat, leading to suffocation.

 Following the unexpected incident, a case has been registered at the Hunsur Rural Police Station, and a probe is underway.

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Separate Incidents

In a separate case, a six-and-a-half-month-old baby died after consuming a dried hibiscus flower kept for Pooja at home in Mysuru's Hunsur. The incident had taken place in March in Doddahejjoor village, where the child, identified as Chinmay Gowda, was playing with his elder sibling. 

During the time, the child allegedly picked up a dried flower placed at the house entrance and put a piece of it into his mouth. By the time the elder sibling attempted to take it away, the infant had already swallowed it. 

Upon noticing that the infant was struggling to breathe, the baby was immediately rushed to a hospital in Hanagodu for first aid and later shifted to a private hospital in Mysuru for advanced treatment. Despite medical efforts, the infant could not be saved, leaving the family devastated.

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In a third incident, a child died after he swallowed a ping-pong ball while playing with friends in front of his house in Masnikani village under Bhasma police limits of the Sundargarh district. The deceased boy was identified as Sloka, son of Duleswar Raksa and Ranju of the village.

Doctors at the hospital successfully removed the pingpong ball from Sloka’s throat. However, the child had already breathed his last by that time, the villager expressed.