Port Blair, Mar 18: An unnatural death case has been reported in Police Station Kalighat yesterday, where a one year and six months old boy reportedly died after ingesting dirt (soil) while playing.

As per information on 16 March 2021 morning, the toddler (Name withheld) of North Andaman village area was playing in front of his house and while playing he reportedly ingested dirt. When crying sound was heard by his family members, they rushed to the baby and saw dirt inside his mouth.
While removing dirt, family members found the child is facing difficulty in breathing. They tried to make the child drink water and call ambulance but due to bad network they could not call ambulance on time. Finally when the toddler was brought to PHC Kishori Nagar, after more than half-an-hour, the doctor declared the child dead.