Tirupati: A two-year-old boy from Nellore city lost his life after mistaking petrol for a cool drink and consuming it.
Shaik Karimulla, a resident of Nellore’s Irugaalamma street, runs a chicken shop. His wife Ammu works at a fish stall. They have a son Kaleshah. On the evening of April 7 while Ammu was working at the fish stall near Irugaalamma Temple, Kaleshah was playing nearby. He saw a bottle of petrol while playing. He drank it mistaking it for a cool drink.
Kaleshah immediately lost consciousness. He was rushed to the Nellore District Government Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment.
Kaleshah’s parents have filed a complaint with Chinnabazaar police, who have registered a case and are investigating.
