India, June 17 -- A 10-month-old baby in Karnataka died after swallowing a piece of beedi that had been carelessly discarded at home.

The child's mother has filed a police complaint blaming her husband for negligence, officials said on Tuesday.

According to a report by Indian Express, the infant, Anish Kumar, was the son of a couple from Bihar who had been living in the Adyar locality of Mangaluru. The incident took place around 1.30 pm on June 14, when the baby reportedly ingested the tobacco product.

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The parents rushed him to Wenlock Hospital nearly two hours later, where doctors attempted intensive treatment. Despite effo...